SOURCES SAY HALDERMAN SEEKING PLEA DEAL IN LETTERMAN EXTORTION CASE (NYP)
By Nancy Tartaglione
The New York Post reported yesterday that the man accused of attempting to blackmail David Letterman has floated an offer to plead guilty in exchange for a one-year prison term. Citing unnamed sources, The Post said the offer won’t be considered by the office of outgoing Manhattan DA Robert Morgenthau because prosecutors feel the call should be made by Cyrus Vance Jr., who will take office in January.
A Letterman spokesman would not comment on whether he had been contacted about a possible plea deal.
Alleged blackmailer Robert Halderman faces a possible 15 year sentence if he is convicted of trying to shake down Letterman for $2 million.
Halderman’s lawyer, Gerald Shargel, denied any knowledge of an offer. “There have been no plea negotiations. None whatsoever,” he said.
Rather, according to The Post, Shargel said he plans to forge ahead, filing additional papers on his motion to dismiss the charges. Halderman is free on $200,000 bail.
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