Accused David Letterman Extortionist Feared Dave Would Kill Him
Posted on Dec 16, 2009 @ 09:28AM
David Letterman's accused extortionist, CBS news producer Robert J. "Joe" Halderman, said he feared Letterman would get him fired, burn his house down or even kill him, in printed excerpts Manhattan prosecutors made public Tuesday.
"I'm not sure how crazy this guy is, or um, how dangerous he might be... so, just for safekeeping, I'm going to keep a copy of everything," Halderman said in a conversation he had with Letterman's lawyer, James Jackoway, who was secretly recording the chat for the DA.
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Halderman expressed his fears to explain to Jackoway why he planned on keeping a copy of the e-mail evidence that connected Letterman to one of his staffers on a romantic level.
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"I'm worried about someone calling [CBS head] Les Moonves, and saying, you know, there's a producer at '48 Hours' who should be fired," Halderman said. "I don't want that to happen. I'm an employee in good standing, but should I be fired, mysteriously... if my house burns down... any number of things that, I don't know this person, I've never met this person, I have no idea who or what he is or is capable of."
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Letterman admitted on his Oct. 1 broadcast that he had testified before a grand jury earlier that day, because of the alleged $2 million extortion scheme; he told his audience that "the creepy stuff was that I have had sex with women who work for me on this show,” an admission which ignited a firestorm of scrutiny towards the veteran talk show host.
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Halderman has pleaded not guilty to the charges; if the producer is found guilty of attempted grand larceny, he faces up to 15 years in state prison.
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You blackmail the guy & you think he might want you dead? No **** sherlock. I'd want you dead too
Posted Thu, 12/17/2009 - 11:57pm
Wow, this actuaqlly makes sense when you think about it!
RT
****.total-privacy.es.tc
Posted Thu, 12/17/2009 - 8:49am
Are we to conclude that extorting other employees on company time is not a valid cause for termination at CBS ?
Posted Thu, 12/17/2009 - 5:50am
lol the guy who was cashing a 2m check said.. im sure it was "just in case" he got fired
Posted Wed, 12/16/2009 - 12:22pm
Sorry, Robert J. "Joe" Halderman, YOU are NOT the victim here. It doesn'tt matter if Letterman was right or wrong in the affairs, what matters is YOU tried to EXTORT money from HIM. You SHOULD be afraid ... of JAIL!
Posted Wed, 12/16/2009 - 11:49am
david letterman is a ho.
Posted Wed, 12/16/2009 - 11:06am
Let me get this straight... The "blackmailer" is afraid of his VICTIM??? Give me a break and throw this guy in jail already!
Posted Wed, 12/16/2009 - 10:35am
you got that right!
Posted Wed, 12/16/2009 - 11:50am
OMG, is this guy for REAL? What a p*ssy
Posted Wed, 12/16/2009 - 10:08am
Of course, only a p*ssy wimp of a "man" would hide behind extortion.
Posted Wed, 12/16/2009 - 10:09am