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  • March 2008

    • Shandling Says Private Eye Smeared Him

      Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 14, 08 10:41 AM CDT

      Shandling Says Private Eye Smeared Him

      (Newser) - Comedian Garry Shandling took the stand yesterday and accused Los Angeles private eye Anthony Pellicano of using underhanded tactics to "smear" him. Shandling’s former manager hired Pellicano after promising to “make my life miserable,” Shandling said. The FBI soon told Shandling that the detective had rifled through confidential police files, looking for dirt on him and his friends, and planted negative stories in the media. More »

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      Hollywood  • celebrity trials  • wiretap  • Anthony Pellicano  • private eye  • Garry Shandling

    • Gov. 'Met 8 Women for $80K Sex'

      Newsday  |  Mar 12, 08 6:26 AM CDT

      Gov. 'Met 8 Women for $80K Sex'

      (Newser) - New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer had eight or more trysts with prostitutes from the Emperors Club escort agency over the last several years, a source has told Newsday . The sexual encounters, costing as much as $80,000 in cash, unfolded in hotels in Washington, Florida and elsewhere. Spitzer allegedly paid for the encounters by wiring money to front companies set up by the New Jersey operation. One call girl who claimed to have spent time with the governor described him to ABC News as a good tipper. More »

    • Spitzer Expected to Resign Within 48 Hours

      CBS  |  Mar 10, 08 11:58 PM CDT

      Spitzer Expected to Resign Within 48 Hours

      (Newser) - Eliot Spitzer, enmeshed in a federal investigation of a prostitution ring, will resign as governor of New York, likely within the next 2 days, CBS 2 in New York reports. Spitzer held a press conference today to apologize but didn't indicate what he was apologizing for and gave no indication of his plans. He has hired a high-powered New York law firm. More »

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      Eliot Spitzer  • sex scandal  • prostitution ring  • wiretap  • David Paterson

    • What's Next for Spitzer?

      Chicago Tribune  |  Mar 10, 08 3:35 PM CDT

      What's Next for Spitzer?

      (Newser) - Amid reports that Eliot Spitzer has been caught on a wiretap in a prostitution investigation, stunned political bloggers are speculating on whether the New York governor will resign, parsing how we got here—and where we go: Politicians have outlived sex scandals in the past, writes Mark Silva, but “so much of Spitzer’s persona is invested in his own enforcement of the law,” and politics is “unforgiving of hypocrisy.” There’s no resignation yet, but New Yorkers should start reading up on their lieutenant governor. More »

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      Rudy Giuliani  • Eliot Spitzer  • sex scandal  • prostitution  • prostitution ring  • wiretap

    • NSA Spying Branches Out

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 10, 08 2:50 PM CDT

      NSA Spying Branches Out

      (Newser) - Traditionally charged with foreign surveillance, the NSA has increasingly been analyzing data collected domestically, reports the Wall Street Journal —on a scale comparable to that of a Pentagon proposal Congress killed 5 years ago . "When it got taken apart, it didn't get thrown away," says a former government insider. The NSA can track email, Internet searches, calls, banking, and travel info, all without warrants. More »

    • Spitzer Apologizes; Caught on Wiretap in Prostitution Probe

      New York Times  |  Mar 10, 08 2:37 PM CDT

      Spitzer Apologizes; Caught on Wiretap in Prostitution Probe

      (Newser) - In a brief press conference, New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer this afternoon apologized to his family and to the public, "whom I've promised better" for failing "to live up to the standards I set for myself."  The former attorney general is reportedly identified as Client 9 in a federal wiretap investigation that brought down a high-end prostitution ring called the Emperors Club VIP last week. More »

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      New York  • Eliot Spitzer  • sex scandal  • prostitution  • prostitution ring  • wiretap  • Emperors Club

    • Private Eye's Assistant Spills on Stand

      Variety  |  Mar 8, 08 10:16 AM CST

      Private Eye's Assistant Spills on Stand

      (Newser) - A former assistant to Anthony Pellicano, improbably named Tarita Virtue, told a packed courtoom yesterday that she transcribed many wiretapped conversations for the Hollywood private eye, Variety reports. She explained Pellicano's wiretapping process step by step, and described the detective's security system, including punch-code locks on every room  and files protected with the password "Omerta." More »

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      celebrity  • Hollywood  • trial  • celebrity trials  • Tom Cruise  • wiretap  • Nicole Kidman  • racketeering  • Anthony Pellicano  • private eye

    • Hollywood Private-Eye Trial Begins

      Guardian (UK)  |  Mar 7, 08 4:35 AM CST

      Hollywood Private-Eye Trial Begins

      (Newser) - The illegal wiretapping and racketeering trial of Hollywood private detective Anthony Pellicano kicked off yesterday with a celebrity-studded witness list that sounds more like a casting call than a legal action, the Guardian reports. Sylvester Stallone, Farrah Fawcett and Chris Rock are among 127 possible prosecution witnesses. Studio heads and celebrity divorce lawyers could also testify in the long-awaited case. More »

  • February 2008

    • Wiretaps Continue Under Lapsed Law

      Reuters  |  Feb 24, 08 11:31 AM CST

      Wiretaps Continue Under Lapsed Law

      (Newser) - US spy agencies are continuing wiretap surveillance despite the fact that a law re-authorizing the administration's controversial program failed to pass a divided legislature last weekend. Telecommunications companies are cooperating with the government despite concerns, Reuters reports. Wiretaps will resume under the current law "at least for now," according to a joint statement yesterday by the Justice Department and Office of National Intelligence. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Congress  • Department of Justice  • wiretap  • eavesdropping  • spies  • Protect America Act

  • January 2008
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