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This is an appropriate place for this guy to get a job! LOLz!

Joe Halderman, a former CBS News producer who tried to blackmail David Letterman back in '09, has just been hired on Investigation Discovery's On the Case with Paula Zahn.

As a reminder, Joe tried to extort $2 million from Dave, and he "threatened to release embarrassing details about the late night host's personal life."

Joe will work as a producer on ID's hour-long documentary crime program. Not bad for a guy who just got out of prison last year!

Here's what On the Case EP Scott Weinberger had to say about hiring Joe in a statement:

Tags: 48 hours, blackmail, cbs news, david letterman, extortionist, id, investigation discovery, joe halderman, scott weinberger

How dare they mess with GaGa! They've got a lot of nerve and we hope they're disciplined accordingly!

A 17-year-old high school student and a 23-year old unemployed man in Germany are currently under investigation for stealing unreleased songs from Lady GaGa, Ke$ha, Justin Timberlake, and Kelly Clarkson.

The pair of hackers have been allegedly selling the songs online, which has forced the advanced release of several singles by the artists.

Apparently, the hackers used a "Trojan Horse" to hack into the singers' computers, which had been active for a year before their discovery!

The hackers made $13,240 through sales of the songs, AND one of the hackers allegedly used a "sexually compromising" photo of one artist as blackmail.

Here's what the hacker said in response:

“I’m a fan and I just wanted to have cool music. I’m no blackmailer.”

Looks like the investigation should be done by January, and the accused may get up to five years in prison or massive fines if convicted.

We have ZERO sympathy for them if they're guilty, and we will be seriously unhappy if we find out they tried to blackmail our wifey, GaGa!

How do U think these hackers should be punished if convicted?

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Tags: blackmail, computers, germany, hackers, investigation, prison, punishment, trojan horse

A group of protestors in the island have launched a hunger strike in opposition of Cuba's treatment of political prisoners, leading one to starve to death and another to be hospitalized.

Although it's gotten so bad that the USA and Europe have attempted to intervene and force President Raul Castro to release political prisoners, the island nation's leaders are not pleased and have accused the outside politicians of blackmail!

In a nationally televised speech, Castro asserted:

"We will never give in to blackmail, from any country or group of countries, no matter how powerful."

He continued on to claim the members of the hunger strike are criminals being paid by enemy governments in an attempt to destabilize their country.

We think anyone who would be willing to lose their life fighting for a cause would have to truly believe in it, which throws out the conspiracy theory excuse Cuba's political leaders are clinging to!

We sincerely hope this issue is resolved before any one else suffers another day.

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Tags: blackmail, conspiracy theory, cuba, europe, government, hospital, hunger strike, political prisoners, politics, president, raul castro, speech, usa

After being found guilty of blackmail, Cindy Crawford has issued a statement regarding Edis Kayalar's sentencing.

The supermodel said via her publicist:

"We want to express our gratitude to the FBI, the U.S. District Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles, and the German Law Enforcement Authorities for their coordination and efforts in this case, which resulted in the successful prosecution and incarceration of the perpetrator."

Hopefully the entire family can rest easier knowing the scum bag will be spending the next two years behind bars.

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Tags: blackmail, edis kayalar, guilty, rande gerber

Edis Kayalar, the man who threatened to release a controversial photo of Cindy Crawford's daughter, has been found guilty of attempting to blackmail.

Last year, Edis demanded $100,000 from the supermodel and her husband Rande Gerber to keep the photo out of the hands of the press. The couple originally handed over $1,000 then quickly informed the FBI about being extorted.

Now Edis can look forward to spending the next to years behind bars.

Have fun!

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Tags: blackmail, edis kayalar, extortion, rande gerber