Die Hard Director McTiernan Pleads Guilty In Pellicano Wiretap Case
July 13th, 2010 - 3:59 pm ICT by Sampurn WireJuly 13, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): John McTiernan, who is well-known for directing the movie Die Hard, has pleaded guilty for lying to the FBI in the wiretapping case of Anthony Pellicano, a private detective.
The 59 year old McTiernan made false statements twice to the FBI and he had taken false swearing once when he lied to a federal judge while trying to pull out a guilty plea. The Die Hard director may face a one year imprisonment.
According to Attorney S. Todd Neal, this plea will allow McTiernan to ask for some pretrial rulings made by a federal judge. Neal added, “We still believe that unfair means were used to develop the charges against him. The FBI should not use this trap for the citizens by making surprise call and asking questions, whose answers they already know”.
In 2006, the Hollywood director pleaded guilty for lying to the federal agents in the investigation of Pellicano. Later, he pulled out the plea arguing that he did not posses ample legal representation.
In the case of wiretapping film producer Charles Roven, Pellicano was convicted in 2008. He was also charged with the bugging of the celebrity phones to collect information for his clients.
–Sampurn Wire
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