Nov 10th, 2009 - The Huffington Post
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NEW YORK — A lawyer for the TV news producer accused of blackmailing David Letterman plans to ask a judge to dismiss an extortion case that prompted the late-night comic to acknowledge affairs with staffers.
Robert J. "Joe" Halderman is due in a Manhattan court Tuesday. His defense attorney, Gerald Shargel, said he planned to challenge whether the evidence presented to a grand jury was sufficient and ask a judge to dismiss the attempted first-degree grand larceny charge against his client.
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Letterman extortion case heads to court
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.
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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.Letterman extortion suspect's lawyer seeks dismissal
Nov 10th, 2009 - CNN
New York (CNN) -- A CBS producer accused of trying to extort $2 million from "Late Show" host David Letterman appeared in a Manhattan courtroom Tuesday, where his attorney filed a motion seeking a dismissal of the indictment against him.Letterman scheme suspect to ask court to drop case
Nov 10th, 2009 - USA Today
NEW YORK The TV news producer accused of blackmailing David Letterman has asked a New York City judge to dismiss the extortion case against him.
A lawyer for Robert J...



