Posted on 12/22/2007 8:41:07 PM PST by NormsRevenge
LOS ANGELES
A federal judge refused to suppress evidence in a government case that accused Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano of illegally wiretapping stars.
U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer issued six separate rulings on Friday that went against Pellicano and five co-defendants. The motions sought to suppress evidence the defense argued was mishandled or obtained through government misconduct. That included recordings of Pellicano's telephone conversations that were seized in a search of his Sunset Strip offices four years ago.
One of the motions sought to have the entire criminal indictment dismissed.
"We are extremely pleased with the court's ruling," said Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles.
"This investigation was conducted well within the confines of the law ... the investigators demonstrated the highest degree of integrity," he said.
Attorneys for Pellicano declined to comment on the rulings after the hearing.
An attorney for co-defendant Terry Christensen said an appeal will be considered.
"At the very least, we thought we were entitled to evidentiary hearings to determine the seriousness of the government mistakes in this case," attorney Terree Bowers said.
Pellicano is in federal custody pending trial. An indictment accused him of tapping phones and bribing police to get information on celebrities such as Sylvester Stallone and comedian Garry Shandling.
Pellicano and the other defendants have pleaded not guilty to wiretapping and conspiracy.
Let him out! Hillary needs his help, right away.
Who the hell cares about the dirt on Garry Shandling?
Somebody has to kill Obama's cat and throw the body on his porch, eh?
Well, he was stalking Larry Sanders, and Larry wanted to put a stop to it.
Obama ought to get some ride-flat tires, too, especially if Pellicano gets out. He ought to agree to cooperate against Hillary and Bill in an obstruction case. Wouldn’t that make things interesting? Although, the SOL has passed on felonies they committed in office (thanks, George, for being so kind. I’m sure they’ll return the favor.)
I wonder where the popcorn trail will lead.
LOL! I knew there was a reason I didn’t trust Garry Shandling. Those beady, shifty little eyes. I wonder what scandals he’s mixed up in.
A federal judge refused to suppress evidence in a government case that accused Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano of illegally wiretapping stars. U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer issued six separate rulings on Friday that went against Pellicano and five co-defendants. The motions sought to suppress evidence the defense argued was mishandled or obtained through government misconduct. That included recordings of Pellicano's telephone conversations that were seized in a search of his Sunset Strip offices four years ago... "At the very least, we thought we were entitled to evidentiary hearings to determine the seriousness of the government mistakes in this case," attorney Terree Bowers said. Pellicano['s] indictment accused him of tapping phones and bribing police to get information on celebrities such as Sylvester Stallone and comedian Garry Shandling.It's just too bad that the evidence wasn't gathered under the NSA wiretapping program -- that would chap these Hollyweirdos' asses. Thanks NormsRevenge!
Ping.
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