A CBS newsman who prosecutors said was desperate and deep in debt was charged yesterday with trying to blackmail David Letterman for $2 million in a plot that forced the late-night comic to ...

Robert Halderman apologizes to Letterman for trying to extort $2M. March 9, 2010— -- The television news producer accused of trying to blackmail David Letterman for $2 million by exposing the ...

Producer pleads not guilty in attempt to extort money from David Letterman. This image rendered form video shows David Letterman as he tells his story during a taping of his late-night show Thursday.