The CBS news producer accused of trying to shake down David Letterman will plead guilty Tuesday afternoon in Lower Manhattan, CBS 2 has learned.
Robert "Joe" Halderman will be sent to jail for allegedly trying to extort $2 million from Letterman after learning his girlfriend was sleeping with the Late Show host.
After Halderman's arrest, Letterman shocked his TV audience by revealing both the blackmail and the fact that he'd slept with unnamed female employees.
Halderman had said he just offered Letterman a chance to buy -- and keep private -- a thinly-veiled screenplay about his life.
Halderman had also told the comedian's lawyer he would keep copies of his information on Letterman's love life for "protection," worrying that he could be fired - or even killed - in retaliation for the scheme, Manhattan prosecutors said in court papers.
