A private investigator, once hired by top Hollywood stars, has been charged with wiretapping and conspiracy for allegedly bugging the phones of Sylvester Stallone, Keith Carradine, and other high profile personalities.
Anthony Pellicano is accused of monitoring conversations of celebrities who had initiated court cases, attempting to find incriminating information by searching law enforcement databases, and using the information for threats, blackmail and in some cases to secure “tactical advantage in litigation.”
“These charges allege a disturbing pattern of criminal conduct in which money flowed freely to sworn law enforcement officers to violate their oath and uphold the law to provide the means for Pellicano and his associates to violate the rights of others,” said US attorney George Cardona as he announced the charges yesterday.
