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Hollywood Private Eye Loses Suppression Motion

By McNabb Associates

U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer issued six separate rulings on Friday that went against private eye Anthony Pellicano and five co-defendants, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday; he also refused to suppress evidence in a government case that accused a Hollywood private investigator of illegally wiretapping Hollywood stars.[1]Pellicano is in federal custody pending trial.[2] The indictment accused him of tapping phones and bribing police to get information on celebrities such as Sylvester Stallone and comedian Garry Shandling.[3]Pellicano?s federal criminal defense attorney?s have filed motions sought to suppress evidence the defense argued was mishandled or obtained through government misconduct.[4] That included recordings of Pellicano's telephone conversations that were seized in a search of his Sunset Strip offices four years ago...continue to full post

Full post as published by Federal Crimes Blog on December 29, 2007 (boomark / email).