Saturday, January 6, 2007

Hollywood private investigator seeks to represent self at trial

CA - Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano is expected to ask a Los Angeles federal judge tomorrow for permission to represent himself in his upcoming wiretapping trial.

Pellicano has pleaded not guilty to racketeering and wiretapping charges.

Prosecutors contend that Pellicano illegally wiretapped the phones of Hollywood stars such as Sylvester Stallone and bribed police officers to run the names of more than 60 people through government databases. (more)