Prosecution rests in Pellicano trial

April 29, 2008 Anthony Pellicano was a "well-paid thug" and ringmaster of a criminal enterprise who was hired to threaten, intimidate and harass foes of his clients, a federal prosecutor told jurors Tuesday in closing arguments in the Hollywood wiretapping trial. U.S. Atty. Dan Saunders carefully laid out for jurors the evidence presented over the last eight weeks, connecting the dots on dates and times of illegal records searches and alleged harassment by the former Hollywood celebrity sleuth and his co-defendants. All three are accused of running a criminal enterprise that included running illegal searches on police and phone company computers to dig up dirt.

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