Tuesday 20 May 2008

Hollywood private eye convicted in wiretap case

Hollywood private eye convicted in wiretap case








LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Self-proclaimed "buck private eye to the stars" Anthony Pellicano was convicted on Th of racketeering after a high profile two-month trial that featured testimony from Hollywood celebrities.


A Los Angeles federal panel was distillery meter reading come out of the closet verdicts on 78 other charges against Pellicano, 64, and four-spot co-defendants.


The case centered on accusations that Pellicano wire-tapped telephones and bribed constabulary and telephone set troupe officials to run illegal checks on those causation trouble for his rich people and famous clients.