http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6858717.eceThe alleged blackmailer was arrested yesterday afternoon and accused of grand larceny after receiving a phoney $2 million cheque from Letterman. He was named by sources close to the investigation as Robert J. Halderman bettter known under his middle name, Joe.
Mr Halderman, 51, is a producer on the CBS news programme 48 Hours, which specialises in investigating and recreating real-life mysteries including the disappearance of Madeleine McCann and the murder of Meredith Kercher.
According to a published profile, he has won no fewer than seven Emmy awards in a 25-year journalistic career that has taken him around the world. He is said to have spent 12 years in London and to have covered at least three wars.