Halderman pleads guilty for trying to extort David Letterman
March 10th, 2010 - 5:22 am ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) – Robert Joel Halderman intended to extort $2 million from TV host David Letterman, but the 48 Hours producer pled guilty Tuesday.
“Robert Joel Halderman’s guilty plea today to the attempted extortion of David Letterman sends a strong message: If you commit this type of crime in Manhattan, whether you threaten to extort a celebrity or any other citizen, you will be investigated, prosecuted and you will almost certainly go to jail,” Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. said.
“Mr. Letterman is a public figure, but like all New Yorkers he has a right to a certain degree of privacy in his personal life. By not giving in to the defendant’s extortionate demands for millions of dollars, and instead taking the courageous step of reporting the crime to law enforcement, Mr. Letterman risked the disclosure of certain aspects of his private life,” Vance continued.
“I commend Mr. Letterman for making the difficult but unquestionably right decision to report this crime to my Office and thank him for his full and complete cooperation throughout the investigation and prosecution of the case,” he added.
Halderman will be sentenced to 6 months in jail concurrent with 5 years of probation, as well as 1,000 hours of community service, providing literacy and vocational skills training to young adults coming out of prison and formerly homeless individuals.
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