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November 10, 2009 5:29 PM

Robert "Joe" Halderman's Lawyer Asks Judge to Dismiss David Letterman Extortion Case

Posted by Sammy Rose Saltzman
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NEW YORK - A TV news producer accused of blackmailing David Letterman in exchange for keeping quiet about his sexual affairs was only trying to sell the late-night comic a screenplay, a defense lawyer said Tuesday.

Robert J. "Joe" Halderman's lawyer asked a judge to toss the attempted first-degree grand larceny case, saying the producer did nothing illegal in slipping Letterman documents alluding to the "Late Show" host's dalliances and taking a $2 million check from Letterman's lawyer.

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