Photo by AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano
Robert "Joe" Halderman, exits Manhattan criminal court, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, in New York. Halderman, who was charged with attempted grand larceny in the first degree for trying to extort $2 million from talk show host David Letterman, is trying to get a dismissal.
Photo by AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano
Robert "Joe" Halderman, exits Manhattan criminal court, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, in New York. Halderman, who was charged with attempted grand larceny in the first degree for trying to extort $2 million from talk show host David Letterman, is trying to get a dismissal.
David Letterman
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. “Joe” Halderman says the TV producer was only trying to sell a screenplay when he contacted Letterman.
Halderman appeared Tuesday in a Manhattan court. Prosecutors say he demanded $2 million to keep quiet about the late-night comic’s sexual affairs with staffers. He is charged with attempted first-degree grand larceny.
Halderman’s attorney, Gerald Shargel, says he plans to challenge the evidence presented to a grand jury.
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