CBS News Employee Arrested In Letterman Extortion Plot

Sex Cbs Robert "Joe" Halderman is accused of trying to blackmail David Letterman who admitted Thursday that he had sex with female staffers of The 'Late Show.'
by The Associated Press
Published: Fri, October 02, 2009 - 9:58 am CST
NEW YORK, New York - (AP) - A CBS News employee has been indicted in an
alleged blackmail plot against David Letterman.
Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau announced the
indictment Friday against Robert "Joe" Halderman.
Morgenthau says his office used an undercover sting operation to
catch Halderman.
Letterman says he found a package of embarrassing e-mails and
photos in his limousine.
His attorney took the evidence to the prosecutor's office
office, which set up an undercover sting at a hotel.
New York police detectives were in an adjoining room with
recording equipment and surveillance.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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