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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Imprisoned celebrity sleuth Anthony Pellicano will likely be indicted on wiretap charges early next year, his lawyer said, bringing to a head a criminal probe that has touched several major Hollywood executives.
The scope of such charges will determine whether federal prosecutors believe a rogue private eye took it upon himself to illegally bug private phone conversations or acted at the behest of powerful Hollywood clients willing to eavesdrop on their enemies.
Pellicano's lawyer, Victor Sherman, told Reuters on Friday that his client would likely be named in a federal indictment returned before his 2 1/2-year prison term on federal weapons violations is up in February.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051025/people_nm/crime_pellicano_dc_3
The scope of such charges will determine whether federal prosecutors believe a rogue private eye took it upon himself to illegally bug private phone conversations or acted at the behest of powerful Hollywood clients willing to eavesdrop on their enemies.
Pellicano's lawyer, Victor Sherman, told Reuters on Friday that his client would likely be named in a federal indictment returned before his 2 1/2-year prison term on federal weapons violations is up in February.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051025/people_nm/crime_pellicano_dc_3