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Pellicano Trial: Spurned Lovers, Prostitutes, and Cyber Geeks

Allison Hope Weiner writes on The Huffington Post:

Robert Pfeiffer, a former music executive, testified today that he hired Mr. Pellicano to destroy the life of his ex-girlfriend, Erin Finn. Mr. Pfeiffer told the jury that after he brought a lawsuit against a former employer for wrongful termination, his ex-girlfriend testified against him and on behalf of his ex-employer, saying he'd used drugs while employed.

Telling the jury that he became irrational and obsessive about Ms. Finn and her "betrayal," Mr. Pfeiffer said that he hired Mr. Pellicano to not only get Ms. Finn to recant her testimony about his drug use but to also "discredit her."

Mr. Pfeiffer claimed that Mr. Pellicano not only convinced him to a new lawyer, Alan Weil (who is also coincidentally on the government's witness list), but also got him to file several lawsuits against Ms. Finn, to harass her and to agree to wiretapping her phones. Although Mr. Pfeiffer said that Mr. Pellicano initially referred to his wiretapping of Ms. Finn's phone by code (as in "I've just read something"), Mr. Pellicano ultimately told him directly about the wiretapping and eventually invited him back to his office for a listen.

posted by Fergie @ 3/25/2008 08:04:00 PM