Letterman Extorter Pleads Guilty

The man accused of attempting to obtain money illegally from David Letterman was given his sentence on Tuesday (March 9).

According to TMZ, Robert Halderman was just sentenced to 6 months in jail, 5 years probation and 1,000 hours of community service.

Under the terms of the deal, Halderman will serve 500 hours of community service in New York and the rest in Connecticut.

In the courtroom after pleading guilty to extortion, Halderman said, “I have great remorse and sincerely apologize to David Letterman and Stephanie Birkitt. I attempted to extort $2 million from David Letterman.”

Halderman called it “a thinly veiled threat.”