[Snurple]

he may very well be the first alleged extortionist in the history of extortion that accepted a check from his mark. Doesn't that seem odd to anyone else?

Maybe...just maybe....he's an idiot? Half the country voted for Obama....what does that say for the intelligence of many people?

[OldDeckHand]

"Maybe...just maybe....he's an idiot?"

Well, he does work for CBS himself, so that is a given. His attorney does make an interesting point that you might think that a guy who produces a show about crime might not act so stupidly if he actually had criminal intent. It's an argument - I'm not sure how much merit it has.