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Investigator to the Stars Is Convicted in Wiretaps
http://www.nytimes.com/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ business/ 16pellicano.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=r...
Anthony Pellicano was a ripped-from-a-pulp-novel private eye who made himself an indispensable Hollywood fixer.
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Pellicano Gets Got
http://www.mcnblogs.com/thehotblog/archives/2008/05/pellican...So Pellicano was found GUILTY today... shocker. Defending himself in court, he basically pleaded guilty, repeatedly crying, "I vant to tap alone!" The story here remains... they never got the goods. A one-eyed monkey with a limp could prove
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Pellicano Convicted
http://patterico.com/2008/05/15/pellicano-convicted/He was found guilty of 76 of 77 counts. I received an interesting statement purporting to be from someone close to the case. I am working on confirming its authenticity.
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Remembering Anthony Pellicano: The End is as Good as it Gets [Pellicano Notebook]
http://defamer.com/391050/remembering-anthony-pellicano-the-...And so it ends: The long local nightmare that was the Anthony Pellicano trial has ended with essentially the same whimpering inertia that marked its duration. Those early reports of Pellicano's convictions have fleshed out in the hours since: guilty as
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OF THE DAY
http://www.bestweekever.tv/2008/05/15/of-the-day-432/ONE OUT OF 77 AINT BAD: Hollywood private investigator Anthony Pellicano was found guilty on 76 of 77 charges against him ranging from racketeering to identity theft. But that one charge of rolling through a stop sign? NOT GUILTY! (NY Times) Owen Wilson
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Pellicano convicted of racketeering
http://mob-news.blogspot.com/2008/05/pellicano-convicted-of-...Hollywood private investigator Anthony Pellicano was convicted last week of racketeering, wiretapping and other charges, according to a story by David Halbfinger of the New York Times. After deliberations of nine days, a federal jury convicted the 64-year-old on 76 of the 77 counts against him on May 15. Just one count of racketeering could result in a 20-year prison sentence. Pellicano's sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 24. Most of the charges against Pellicano stem from his extensive use of wiretapping to accumulate damaging information against business rivals and former spouses of powerful Hollywood executives. A number of Pellicano's wealthy clients admitted paying for and listening to illegal wiretaps. However, they were not charged with wrongdoing. Investigators turned up evidence that Pellicano surveillance was directed for a time against Sylvester Stallone and Keith Carradine and that an illegal criminal background check was done against Garry Shandling.Original content Copyright © 2008, Thomas Hunt, New Milford, CT ( http://mob-news.blogspot.com/ )
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Dysfunctional Roundup
http://neurologicalcorrelates.com/wordpress/2008/05/16/dysfu...Dysfunctional Roundup By swivelchair | May 16, 2008 A new feature, probably on Fridays, dysfunction in the news: Woodbury man charged with starting fire on NWA flight. If you are unhappy with your working conditions, go burn down your employer — especially if you work on an airplane. Missouri Woman Accused of Driving Girl to Suicide Is Indicted in California From the NYT summary: “A woman accused of using a phony online identity to trick and taunt a 13-year-old girl is being indicted under federal statute usually used to prosecute fraud that occurs across state lines.” This is the mom who, using a fake identity on the internet, set a little girl up for a heartbreak by pretending to be a boy who was interested in her. The girl, however, was emotionally fragile. When the “mom/boy” then cruelly dumped her, the girl committed suicide. Official Urged Fewer Diagnoses of PTSD “because so many veterans were seeking government disability payments for the condition.” “Fritzl smuggled out sick girl while wife was on hols.” From the Sun UK, “Cellar monster Josef Fritzl took his sick daughter to hospital while his wife was on HOLIDAY, it emerged last night. The 73-year-old wasted vital time waiting for Rosemarie, 69, to leave before carrying 19-year-old Kerstin from her dungeon home for the first time.. . .” Investigator to the Stars Is Convicted in Wiretaps “Anthony Pellicano was a ripped-from-a-pulp-novel private eye who made himself an indispensable Hollywood fixer.” [Swivelchair note: Years ago this guy was recommended to me for some competitive intelligence work — he had called my direct line, and was very polite, and told me he charged $25K upfront. (Not that that’s here or there). I declined to contract out the work, and instead hit the scientific literature in the library to see what the competition was up to. Glad I didn’t get lazy and hire him.] Sphere: Related Content Enter your search terms Submit search form Topics: Apathy, Behavior
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The News Reel - Friday, May 16, 2008
http://2008.sxsw.com/blogs/fi.php/2008/05/16/the_news_reel_f...Coming Soon David Mackenzie’s acclaimed Scottish feature and SXSW 2008 selection, Mister Foe, is coming to U.S. theaters on May 23 “Uhhhhhh… Cool.” ‘Beavis & Butt-Head’ Creator Mike Judge Says He Might Be Ready For The Duo’s Live-Action Debut Anthony Pellicano finally gets his gritty Hollywood ending. Investigator to the Stars Is Convicted in Wiretaps The Soundtracks of Our Lives The Arcade Fire’s Win Butler addresses internet rumors about their involvement in Richard Kelly’s latest film. The Statesman sends message in a Cannes Charles Ealey is in Cannes, but he’s sending back a stream of tidbits via The Austin Movie Blog. SXSW launches Jason Reitman’s career Well, he was here once.
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Pellicano Guilty of Wiretapping
http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/2008/05/pellicano-guilty-of-wir...David M. Halbfinger writes in The New York Times: Anthony Pellicano, the ripped-from-a-pulp-novel private eye who made himself an indispensable fixer for Hollywood stars and moguls, was found guilty in federal court Thursday of racketeering, wiretapping and other charges. The jury of eight men and four women deliberated nine days before finding Mr. Pellicano, 64, guilty of 76 of the 77 counts against him, mostly in connection with his extensive wiretapping operation, which he used to dig up dirt on business enemies and former spouses of his powerful clients. The jury also convicted his four co-defendants, among them a former police detective and a retired phone company technician, on a variety of charges. The verdict, which took Judge Dale S. Fischer a full hour to read, was a resounding victory for the government after six years of investigation. More here.
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Hollywood PI Anthony Pellicano Found Guilty
http://aishamusic.wordpress.com/2008/05/16/hollywood-pi-anth...Private investigator to the stars and Colombo family Mafioso, Anthony Pellicano, has been found guilty on 76 of 77 counts of illegal wiretapping, identity theft, racketeering, wire fraud and conspiracy. The farce of a case netted a few other arrests, but many offenders were let go. The FBI and the prosecution let the famous criminals in the case off, due to Robert Mueller being enamored with stars. The married head of the FBI is after all in love with an actress. Once again, Mueller has proven he is incapable of being just, impartial and moral in legal matters…while the nation and world watched. Robert Mueller The next time you stand up and give some “you need to stop breaking the law” speech to the nation or go into a foreign country and lecture them on law and order, before you open your corrupt mouth, do remember all the evidence against stars that you sat on in the Pellicano case and shut up. Bite your tongue and keep silent with the knowledge that you are the worst hypocrite in the room and people know it. Robert Mueller People pointed the finger at different stars and lawyers in the Pellicano case, as having illegally wiretapped them and thrown the contents of their personal phone calls back in their faces, word for word as they previously stated it. Britney Spears Stars are still engaging in criminal misconduct in Hollywood using other private investigators. A few months ago, it was widely reported, Britney Spears, paid a private investigator to wiretap her ex-husband, Kevin Federline and mother, Lynne, during her recent child custody battle and threw it in their faces. In my legal case, Madonna continues to illegally pay for the wiretapping of our lines and hacking of my computers, that has been witnessed by computer specialists and family members. Through a trace, it was discovered the hacking is being done by a hacker that is a computer worker with clear ties to her. The full details of that will be posted to the site shortly. The problem is, I’ve paid people to improve the security of my computers, but the hacker she has hired consistently breaks through the firewalls due to the wiretapped phone line running into the modem. He is constantly sending me harassing emails as well, from the same IP in question constantly breaking into the computers. A specialist also checked the phone line and said the symptoms are indicative of wiretapping. It also becomes apparent that people are eavesdropping on your calls when things you’ve said privately in confidence to your father, mother, friends, members of government and your attorney, days later end up in press releases and interviews, verbatim as you said it over the phone previously, but attributed to the crazy pop star paying for the invasion of privacy campaign. Many of us witnessed it and are taken aback. That whole Kabbalah cult that is represented by Bert Fields believes in invasion of privacy. The other cult he legally represents, Scientology, had members indicted and imprisoned over illegal wiretapping as well. It is a sick way of life in Hollywood. But there’s an old saying in the Bible that goes, “God is not mocked. A man reaps what he sows.” God will have the last word. “Tires get slashed; computers get hacked; houses get broken into,” Mr. Saunders said. “And of course, people’s phones get wiretapped” — their “most intimate conversations” carried in real time directly to the “waiting ears of Mr. Pellicano and his well-paying clients.” http://www.nytimes.com Pellicano Guilty in Wiretapping Case The Hollywood private investigator, Anthony Pellicano was found guilty Thursday in federal court in Los Angeles of using wiretaps and other illegal tactics to gather information for rich and famous clients involved in divorces or legal disputes. Mr. Pellicano, 64, was convicted of 76 of the 77 charges he faced. After about two weeks of deliberations, the jury found Mr. Pellicano guilty of racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud, identity theft, conspiracy to intercept or use wire communications and manufacture or possession of wiretapping device. He was acquitted of a single count of unauthorized computer access. http://www.nytimes.com Story found here
