it was handled professionally , skillfully and appropriately . '' Robert `` Joe '' Halderman says police , prosecutors were professional , skillful . With plea , David Letterman will get five years ' in jail , six months probation . Halderman pleads guilty to attempted grand larceny in the second degree . Ex-CBS news producer admitted to trying to extort 200,000 from Letterman .
Robert `` Joe '' Halderman says police , prosecutors were professional , skillful . With plea , David Letterman will get five years ' in jail , six months probation . Halderman pleads guilty to attempted grand larceny in the second degree . Ex-CBS news producer admitted to trying to extort 200,000 from Letterman .