Posts with tag "joe halderman"

Lawyer: Letterman Suspect Was Shopping Screenplay, Not Blackmailing

Posted Nov 10th 2009 at 01:52 PM by PopEater / Wire Services

A news producer accused of blackmailing David Letterman in exchange for keeping quiet about his sexual affairs was only trying to sell the late-night comic a screenplay, the producer's lawyer said at a hearing Tuesday. Robert J. "Joe" Halderman's attorney asked a Manhattan judge to dismiss the attempted first-degree grand larceny charge. Gerald Shargel said that Halderman was merely trying to sell ...

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Hotel Sting Operation Brought Down Letterman Extortion Plot

Posted Oct 2nd 2009 at 06:00 PM by PopEater / Wire Services

'48 Hours' producer Robert "Joe" Halderman has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted grand larceny on Friday, after an alleged plot to blackmail David Letterman was foiled by authorities with an undercover sting operation, Reuters reports. Halderman, who faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison if convicted, attended the hearing with his hands shackled behind his back. The judge set ...