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The article discusses the Hollywood celebrity spying activities of Anthony Pellicano, an imprisoned former private detective. Topics include his alleged celebrity clients like Michael Jackson, Tom Cruise, and Kevin Costner, his illegal wiretapping network, and his life in prison. Details related to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigation, arrest, and criminal trial of Pellicano are also provided. INSET: PELLICANO'S REACH.

The article reports on the hearings of private investigator Anthony Pellicano. He will be imprisoned at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles, California for nine more months until he stands trial on 112 counts of wiretapping, identity theft, racketeering, conspiracy, witness tampering and destruction of evidence. The author mentioned that the charges could land him in prison for a decade or more.

Focuses on celebrity private investigator Anthony Pellicano and his indictment for illegally possessing explosives in his office in California. Background on his career; Implications of his arrest; Skills in sound engineering.

Features the Hollywood private investigator Anthony Pellicano. Tape of alleged extortion attempt on Michael Jackson; Troubleshooter to the stars; Working for the Jacksons; Detractors' claim of intimidation; Connection to the Mob; Dealing with the tribulations of star client Michael Jackson.

The article focuses on new charges being brought against celebrity private investigator Anthony Pellicano. Added to the 112 charges against Pellicano are new allegations regarding conspiracy to illegally obtain embarrassing information about clients' legal opponents. Several private investigators say that Pellicano's high profile legal struggles have been good for business.

This article is a report on the indictment filed against Anthony Pellicano, a former private detective, for conducting illegal wiretaps. None of the famous people for whom Pellicano had worked in the past were named in the indictment. Michael Ovitz, formerly of Creative Artists Agency, was subpoenaed in a case brought against Pellicano by journalist Anita Busch.

Focuses on Anthony Pellicano, a private investigator who is charged in Los Angeles, California for illegal weapons possession in connection with the alleged harassment of reporter Anita Busch. Idea that Busch was researching a story on the possible mob shakedown of actor Steven Seagal; Armaments found by police in Pellicano's office; Denial of Seagal and Pellicano of any involvement in the harassment.

The article offers information on the testimony given by Brad Grey, studio head of Paramount Pictures Corp., regarding the racketeering and wiretapping case. It reports that Grey was called as witness in the court case against private eye Anthony Pellicano and four other defendants. Grey testified that he was unaware of the illegal investigative techniques used by Pellicano. Also discussed is the Grey's testimony process along with his past association with Pellicano.

The article discusses a court case in which former private investigator Anthony Pellicano has been charged for spying on the rich people of the U.S. motion picture industry. Pellicano has acted as his own lawyer and in his defense told jurors that he was involved in problem solving for which he charged higher fees. Federal prosecutor Kevin Lally said that Pellicano's ambition to be a private investigator was his desire for fame and celebrity.

The article reports that two new civil suits have been filed related to revelations involving disgraced private investigator Anthony Pellicano. Film producer Aaron Russo sued the city of Beverly Hills, California, and former Beverly Hills detective Craig Stevens, accusing them of illegally sharing private police files with Pellicano. Professional model Monika Zsibrita has sued the city of Los Angeles, California, and former police officer Mark Arneson, alleging similar behavior.

This article focuses on the scandal raised by private investigator Anthony Pellicano for his alleged involvement in wiretapping and crimes aimed at helping lawyers win cases for celebrity clients. What makes the Pellicano case so potentially damaging is its wider swath of destruction. He is connected to Brad Grey, the man now running Paramount. In addition, according to reports, he indirectly worked for Tom Cruise, Barry Bonds, and John Travolta.

The article reports that indicted private investigator Anthony Pellicano said on Monday that he wants to represent himself at his upcoming wiretapping and conspiracy trial. In making the request to U.S. District Judge Dale Fischer in Los Angeles, California, Pellicano said he wanted to see the results of the government's investigation. He has been charged in a 112-count indictment of illegally eavesdropping on the telephone conversations of such people as Sylvester Stallone and Keith Carradine while separately bribing police officers to access the criminal and driving records of Garry Shandling, Kevin Nealon and others.

For 20 years private investigator Anthony Pellicano has been a sleuth for hire to stars like Michael Jackson, Kevin Costner, Farrah Fawcett and others who either had something to find, something to hide or simply wanted to keep their private lives out of the headlines. A federal grand jury is now investigating whether Pellicano illegally tapped phone conversations, possibly with the knowledge of celebrity clients and their high-powered attorneys. Sources say the FBI is focusing much of its investigation on top entertainment lawyer Bert Fields, who often used Pellicano's services and whose clients have included Tom Cruise, George Harrison and John Travolta.

On the morning of June 20, 2002, Anita Busch, a reporter for the 'Los Angeles Times' who was investigating actor Steven Seagal's alleged troubles with the Mob, discovered that her silver Audi convertible, which was parked outside her apartment, had been vandalized. On October 17, 2002 the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) filed court papers quoting Alexander Proctor, a convicted drug offender. Proctor maintains the vandalizing could be linked to Seagal, who hired Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano to intimidate Busch, 41. Five weeks later federal agents raided the offices of Pellicano, a brash fixer to the stars whose clients have included Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson, and arrested him on unrelated weapons charges. Through his attorney, Seagal, 50, whose latest release is 'Half Past Dead,' called Proctor's allegation "pure fiction" and insisted he wasn't even "on speaking terms" with Pellicano. The trouble began back in the summer of 2001, when Seagal split with his business partner of 15 years, producer and alleged Mob associate Jules Nasso. Unbeknownst to both men, FBI agents conducting an investigation into the Gambino crime family taped a conversation allegedly between Nasso and reputed New York City Mafia capo Sonny Ciccone, in which they talked of extorting money from an "entertainment figure" later identified as Seagal. After Nasso and Ciccone were charged with extortion in June, accusations and mudslinging between the Nasso and Seagal camps attracted media attention neither wanted.

The article discusses actor Steven Seagal, who is embroiled in a scandal involving wiretapping private eye Anthony Pellicano. The author, who first wrote about the situation in 2002, reports his experiences receiving death threats after its publication and the effect that the article had on Seagal's career.

The article presents news briefs related to the entertainment industry. A U.S. federal judge on November 20, 2006 postponed the wiretapping trial of Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano and several co-defendants to August 22, 2007. The Henry Mancini Institute will close its doors December 31, 2006. The 12th annual Avignon/New York Film Festival has announced its 21st Century Filmmaker Award winners.

This article discusses a wiretapping scandal among Hollywood celebrities. Brad Grey, the boss of Paramount studios, has been linked to the Pellicano affair, in which a Hollywood detective, Anthony Pellicano, investigated and allegedly wiretapped movie stars and producers, their wives and assistants. Grey's lawyer, Bert Fields, hired Pellicano in two lawsuits against his client. Fields and Grey say they had no knowledge of the detective's illegal methods.

The article focuses on Terry Christensen, a lawyer who was indicted by a grand jury last week for allegedly paying the private investigator, Anthony Pellicano, over $100,000 to tap the phone of Lisa Bonder Kerkorian. Mr. Christensen and Mr. Pellicano both insist they are innocent, and the case is due in court in April. The case's resemblance to a Hollywood script is discussed, and Actor Sylvestor Stalone is an alleged victim of wiretapping.

This article provides information about a federal indictment against private investigator Anthony Pellicano for conspiring to wiretap, blackmail, and intimidate dozens of Hollywood executives and celebrities, including Sylvester Stallone, Gary Shandling, and Kevin Nealon.

The article reports on an appeal for retrial filed by former private detective Anthony Pellicano citing misconduct by jurors during a ten-week trial which ended in May 2008, regarding charges of wiretapping, computer fraud and racketeering. Pellicano claims that at least four jurors discussed elements of the case without the rest of the jury present while commuting to and from the courthouse. Details about the case and the trial are cited.

The article reports that Hollywood private investigator Anthony Pellicano was charged guilty of using illegal methods in investigating his high-profile clients in the U.S. He is convicted with wire fraud, racketeering conspiracy, identify theft and conspiracy wiretapping. Pellicano and co-defendants are sentenced for 20 years for racketeering charges, while the wiretapping conspiracy is to be served for at least five years.

The article provides information regarding the illegal wiretapping and racketeering case of former Hollywood private investigator (P.I.) Anthony Pellicano. According to the author, Pellicano has served as his own lawyer during the two-month trial of his case that was expected to wrap up and was brought to the jury. He stresses that he simply gather information for his high-profile clients in exchange for money in which something every other investigator does.

The article reports that celebrities and motion picture industry executives are among the witnesses that U.S. federal prosecutors might call on to testify against private investigator Anthony Pellicano and four others for charges of illegal wiretapping and information gathering. The government's case depends mostly on Pellicano's connections with Brad Grey, Bert Fields and Michael Ovitz.

The article reports on the revelation of indictment against private investigator Anthony Pellicano by authorities in the U.S. Federal authorities have been investigating alleged wiretaps and illegal probes by Pellicano for three years. The result of the investigation for the show business were anticlimactic.

Focuses on the grand jury probe of wiretapping activity by private investigator Anthony Pellicano in Los Angeles, California. Computer files uncovered by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation in his office; Contract of Pellicano to publish a novel with New Millennium Press; Emphasis of lawyers and investigators that the alleged illegal activities are not common practice.

Reports that actor Mike Myers has hired private investigator Anthony Pellicano to help him out in his legal battles with Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment over the `Dieter' film. Reputation of Pelicano of helping his celebrity clients by looking for secrets they can use against their adversaries; Background details on the conflict between Myers and the production companies.

The article reports on Anthony Pellicano, a former high-profile Los Angeles, California, private investigator, who got him convicted in 2008 for wiretapping.