Nov 10th, 2009 - NY Daily News
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Prosecutors violated a CBS producer's free-speech rights to sell a tell-all book on David Letterman's randy ways when they busted him for a blackmail plot, his lawyer said Tuesday.
What prosecutors say was Robert Halderman's extortion attempt was really a "hard-driven" business deal to sell rights to a screenplay about a talk show host who "fostered an environment" of sexual harassment, court papers charge.
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Nov 8th, 2009 - MSNBC
Just when it was becoming possible to watch the “Late Show with David Letterman” without thinking about the host’s extortion scandal, the case is back in the news.
Robert “Joe” Halderman...Letterman scheme suspect asks court to drop case
Nov 10th, 2009 - AOL News
NEW YORK -David Letterman was on the receiving end of a sales pitch, not a shakedown, a defense lawyer said Tuesday as he argued that a TV producer accused of extorting the comic was simply peddling a screenplay.
Robert J...David Letterman Lawyer Says Alleged Extortionist's Claims Are Bogus
Nov 11th, 2009 - ABC News
A laywer for David Letterman said he's not buying claims that the comedian's alleged extortionist was simply trying to negotiate a business deal when he hit up the talk show host for $2 million.
"Who negotiates a business transaction at 6 a.m...Lawyer for accused Letterman extortionist seeks dismissal
Nov 10th, 2009 - Newsday
The David Letterman extortion case moved back to court Tuesday, with Gerald Shargel, the defense attorney for accused extortionist Joe Halderman, arguing that his client...
"Letterman's Alleged Extortionist Claims He was Only Trying to Sell Screenplay" and related posts
Nov 10th, 2009 - The Insider
Robert J. Halderman -- the TV news producer accused of attempting to extort over $2 million from David Letterman -- asked the courts to drop the case, claiming he was only trying to sell a screenplay to the "Late Show" host.
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