All posts containing the tag: "plot"
Posted Oct 5th 2009 11:25AM by TMZ Staff
One of the people accused of attempting to extort John Travolta apparently felt guilty while she was trying to execute the plan.
Audio and video tapes from the police sting operation which targeted Pleasant Bridgewater and Tarino Lightbourne are being played in open court today.
In the tapes, Travolta's attorney can be heard telling the suspects that John couldn't pay the $25 million asking price because "John doesn't have that kind of bread ... not even lying around."
On another tape, Bridgewater can be heard telling John's lawyer, "I just want to get this over with ... I don't want to hear about it again ... I feel so badly about the whole thing."
Travolta claims the suspects threatened to release a "refusal of treatment" document John signed after his son Jett was found unconscious in The Bahamas last year.
Filed under: John Travolta
Tags: blackmail, extortion, jett travolta, JettTravolta, john travolta, JohnTravolta, pleasant bridgewater, PleasantBridgewater, plot, traino lightbourne, TrainoLightbourne
Posted Oct 2nd 2009 12:33AM by TMZ Staff
SECOND UPDATE: 11:58 PM ET TMZ has learned the identity of the alleged extortionist who was arrested today for attempted grand larceny in the first degree. He is 51-year-old Robert "Joe" Halderman who lives in Norwalk, CT. He is a producer for "48 Hours" and has been suspended pending results of the investigation.
David Letterman says someone has demanded $2 million from him in return for not blowing the lid on Letterman's sexual liaisons in his office.
Letterman said on his show tonight he received a package 3 weeks ago from someone claiming to have info about sexual escapades between Letterman and some female employees on his staff.
The individual said Letterman would have to pay $2 million to keep the info secret.
Letterman went on to say he contacted the Special Prosecution Bureau of the Manhattan D.A.'s office. He said the D.A. investigated and cut a phony $2 million check to the alleged extortionist who was arrested today.
Letterman says he testified today before the grand jury. In his testimony, he says he acknowledged sexual relationships with members of his staff.
Letterman married his girlfriend of 23 years last March.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TV, David Letterman
Tags: 2 million, 2Million, david letterman, DavidLetterman, extortion, late show, LateShow, plot, sexual, special prosecution bureau, SpecialProsecutionBureau
Posted Aug 26th 2008 6:17PM by TMZ Staff
The three men popped in Colorado who supposedly had a plot to kill Barack Obama will probably go to jail for a long time -- but not over an assassination plot.
U.S. Attorney Troy Eid said there is "Insufficient evidence to verify that such a plot was real." But here's a list of the charges they do face:
Tharin Gartrell: possession of a controlled substance. Shawn Robert Adolph: possession of a firearm by felon, possession of body armor by a violent felon and possession of methamphetamines with intent to distribute. Nathan Johnson: possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of methamphetamines.
Filed under: Train Wrecks, Prez Election 2008
Tags: assassintation, Barack Obama, BarackObama, election, Nathan Johnson, NathanJohnson, plot, president, Shawn Robert Adolph, ShawnRobertAdolph, Tharin Gartrell, TharinGartrell, US Attorney Troy Eid, UsAttorneyTroyEid
