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Producer pleads guilty in Letterman case
MSNBC
NEW YORK - A former television producer pressured by debt and driven 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...
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David Letterman Blackmailer Pleads Guilty
ABC News
The television news producer accused of trying to blackmail David Letterman for $2 million by exposing the talk show host's extramarital affairs pleaded guilty today in a Manhattan court. Robert "Joe" Halderman, an Emmy Award winning producer at...
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Man Admits to Letterman Extortion
Wall Street Journal
A former CBS Corp. news producer admitted Tuesday he tried to extort $2 million from late-night talk-show host David Letterman.Robert Joel Halderman, a former producer for CBS News' "48 Hours Mystery," pleaded guilty to attempted grand larceny in...