Man Begins Jail Term in Letterman Extortion -- Producer Was Under Pressure, Says Lawyer

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NEW YORK - The former CBS television producer who tried to shake down David Letterman over the comic icon's office affairs started a six-month jail sentence Tuesday, closing a case that opened Letterman's behind-the-scenes behavior to public scrutiny.

Carrying a Bible to a court date he knew would end in time behind bars, Robert "Joe" Halderman declined to speak before he was led from a Manhattan court in handcuffs to begin his jail term, to be followed by 1,000 hours of community service. He agreed to both when he pleaded guilty in March to attempted grand larceny.

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Man Begins Jail Term in Letterman Extortion -- Producer Was Under Pressure, Says Lawyer

Letterman wasn't on hand for Halderman's sentencing Tuesday, and a spokesman for him declined comment afterw...

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