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TV Producer Admits Attempting Letterman ShakedownA former television producer pressured by debt and riven by jealousy admitted Tuesday he tried to extract vengeance and money by shaking down David Letterman in a case that bared the late-night icon's affairs with staffers. Robert "Joe" Halderman pleaded guilty to attempted grand larceny, acknowledging he tried to chisel $2 million from Letterman, threatening to destroy the TV host's reputation by airing his workplace dalliances -- using information authorities have said he mined from a former girlfriend's diary. Article published by Law.Com Archive |
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