TMZ says it has received a fourth letter from someone claiming to know where Nancy Guthrie is — and in response, founder Harvey Levin announced Monday that the outlet is willing to pass along any legitimate information to the FBI while helping ensure the tipster receives a reward if the lead pans out.
In a video posted Monday morning, Levin warned the letter-writer(s) that providing false information would amount to a "serious federal crime."
He added that if the claims are real and the sender is concerned about securing the reported $50,000 bitcoin reward, TMZ is prepared to act as an intermediary.
"If you're worried about getting this money, and you really do have this information, send it to us. ... We will forward it to the FBI, and that way there is a record that we have that you supplied this information," Levin said.
"If they find her and they find the kidnapper, then at least there is evidence, because we have it, that you were the one who provided the information.
"So, this is a way for you to get that money, if this really is legitimate," he added. "Send us the information, [and] we will pass it on to the FBI."
Levin said he cleared the plan with federal authorities beforehand.
According to Levin, the latest letter asserted that Nancy Guthrie was spotted "south of the border" last week.
TMZ has reportedly received four letters since Guthrie — the 84-year-old mother of NBC "Today" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie — vanished Feb. 1 from her home outside Tucson, Arizona.
Savannah Guthrie addressed the situation in a video posted Sunday night, saying her family remains hopeful that her mother will return home safely.
"And I wanted to say to whoever has her or knows where she is that it's never too late. ... You're not lost or alone," Guthrie said. "And it is never too late to do the right thing."
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump said Monday that he will tell the Department of Justice to seek the death penalty if Nancy Guthrie is found dead.
In a phone interview with the New York Post, Trump warned that those responsible for Guthrie's abduction must release her unharmed or face "very, very severe — the most severe" federal consequences.
"If she is killed, I will be instructing the Department of Justice to seek the death penalty," Trump told the Post.
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