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Anthony Pellicano is set to be released from prison
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Hollywood fixer and Michael Jackson's former private investigator Anthony Pellicano is set to be released from prison after serving 15 years for racketeering, wire fraud and wiretapping
Anthony Pellicano, 75, is set to be released from prison in San Pedro on Saturday
- Anthony Pellicano, 75, is set to be released from prison in San Pedro on Saturday
- He was convicted on 78 counts of racketeering and wiretapping in two trials held in 2003 and 2008
- At the height of his reign, he worked on the behalf of A-list stars such as Tom Cruise and Sylvester Stallone to help with their court proceedings
- Michael Jackson hired Pellicano in 1993 to source information following the first accusation of child molestation against him
- Pellicano said he later banished the singer from his books after he unearthed what he calls disturbing details about the singer's personal life
- FBI raided his Sunset Boulevard office in 2002, following threats aimed at a journalist to blow up her car. Officers found C4 and grenades in his safe
- In 2008, just weeks before his scheduled release, Pellicano was convicted of an additional 70 charges of racketeering, wire fraud and wiretapping
- Top executives and former clients have pooled together and contributed to a six-figure trust fund for Pellicano to show gratitude for not revealing their secrets
Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2019-03-23 |
