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Law Practice

Dec. 16, 2008

Investigator Pellicano Faces Sentencing in Wiretap Case

As disgraced ex-private investigator Anthony Pellicano faces his sentencing today , significant differences have emerged between the stiff sentence prosecutors seek and the more lenient sentence recommended by the U.S. Probation Office for the ex-celebrity sleuth.

By Ciaran McEvoy
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - As disgraced ex-private investigator Anthony Pellicano faces his today sentencing, significant differences have emerged between the stiff sentence prosecutors seek and the more lenient sentence recommended by the U.S. Probation Office for the ex-celebrity sleuth.

Pellicano, 64, was found guilty of 78 felonies at two separate trials this year. His crimes included racketeering, conspiracy, wi...

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