Man Implicates Seagal in Probe: FBI Arrests Clinton Private Investigator Pellicano

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[jimbo123]

Man Implicates Seagal and Pellicano in Probe

Fri Nov 22, 8:34 AM ET

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A man charged with threatening a reporter who was investigating an alleged Mafia extortion plot against Steven Seagal told an FBI informant the actor was behind the threat, court documents show.

Alexander Proctor allegedly said in secretly recorded conversations that he was hired to carry out the threat by Anthony Pellicano, a private detective to the stars. FBI agents said Proctor told the informant Seagal hired Pellicano to threaten Los Angeles Times reporter Anita Busch.

"He wanted to make it look like the Italians were putting the hit on her so it wouldn't reflect on Seagal," Proctor, 59, told the informant, according to a search warrant affidavit filed by FBI agents who later searched Pellicano's office.

Pellicano was arrested Thursday in connection with what appeared to be explosive materials found during the search, said FBI spokesman Matt McLaughlin. He was expected to appear before a federal magistrate Friday.

An attorney for Seagal told the Los Angeles Times that his client had no involvement in the threat.

"This uncorroborated allegation by someone arrested is pure fiction and is nothing more than a transparent attempt to divert attention from himself and the real perpetrators," said attorney Martin R. Pollner, who represents Seagal. "This is part of an unrelenting campaign to disparage Mr. Seagal and reads like a bad screenplay."

A federal law enforcement source also told the newspaper that "at this time, other than Proctor's uncorroborated statements, there is no independent evidence that Seagal was involved in the threat made to the reporter."

Prosecutors said Proctor smashed Busch's windshield in June and left a dead fish with a long-stemmed rose in its mouth on the car along with a sign reading "STOP," according to a federal grand jury indictment.

Proctor was charged with interference with commerce by threats of violence, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 20 years. He has pleaded innocent.

According to court documents, Proctor told the informant he owed Pellicano about $14,000 and agreed to intimidate Busch for $10,000. Proctor allegedly told the informant he was supposed to "blow up" Busch's car as a warning so she would stop reporting about Seagal. There is no indication in court documents that Proctor ever met with Seagal.

The Los Angeles Times published several stories earlier this summer about the arrest of Seagal's former business partner, Julius Nasso, for his alleged role in a multimillion-dollar extortion scheme against the actor. Federal prosecutors in New York said they had a tape of Nasso and a Gambino crime family member plotting the shakedown.

Last month, Nasso's attorney alleged in a court document that Seagal might have been involved in the threat against Busch and that it could reflect on the actor's credibility as a witness.

Meanwhile, the FBI said its informant in the case was facing criminal charges at the time he agreed to cooperate in the Proctor investigation.

[jimbo123]

Pellicano is a member of the Clinton Secret Police Goon Squad who was involved in trashing Monica Lewinsky and Gennifer Flowers.

[Dog]

Don't forget Katleen Wiley(sp).

[constable tom]

"This is part of an unrelenting campaign to disparage Mr. Seagal and reads like a bad screenplay."

One shudders to think what an attorney for Steven Seagal would consider to constitute a bad screenplay.

[IronJack]

From what I've read of Steven Seagal, his hands are not entirely clean either. Besides being a flake, he's supposed to be a real prick to work with. Another Hollywood looney with too much time and too much money, who starts to believe his own PR ooze.

[demkicker]

"One shudders to think what an attorney for Steven Seagal would consider to constitute a bad screenplay."

Now, that's funny! Thanks...

[duckbutt]

Was he the one that threatened to kill Kathleen Wiley's cat?

[billhilly]

Palladino. Jack Palladino. Please rewrite the heading, or better yet, ask that it be removed.

[TopQuark]

he's supposed to be a real p---- to work with.

HOw does this make his hands "not clean?"

[jimbo123]

There are three core members of the Clinton Secret Police. Terry F. Lenzner, who heads the Investigative Group Inc. Jack Palladino, who is based in San Francisco; and Anthony J. Pellicano, who is based in Los Angeles.

[jimbo123]

Jared Stern was the private investigator involved in the intimidation of Kathleen Willey.

[hole_n_one]

Secret Police

[aristeides]

Pellicano presumably knows a lot. He better watch out, or he may be Arkancided.

[jimbo123]

I'm interested in finding out what the FBI found in his office files regarding the smearing of Monica and Gennifer.

[lelio]

"This is part of an unrelenting campaign to disparage Mr. Seagal and reads like a bad screenplay."
Danger Will Robinson! Danger! Mr Seagal's lawyer just implicated his client.

[eastforker]

I happen to like to watch Steven Seagal,he is a differant actor than most hollywood has to offer.Yes,his screenplays are not the best but he has something most actors do not in a violent scene,control.I have watched just about every martial art movie there is but, seagal has the look that maybe he's been there before.I realy know nothing about him personaly,I realy never cared,but I heard he was capable of actualy doing real time what you see him do on the screen .Any one care to comment on what they realy know about seagal?I would like to know.

[barker]

From what I've read of Steven Seagal, his hands are not entirely clean either.

Several years ago when he made the film 'Fire Down Below' a good part of it was filmed in Kentucky where my daughter lives. Way out in the boonies.

She got to know a lot of the crew pretty well. One of them told her they had to stop filming because in one of the fight scenes Seagal actually hit who he was fighting with. Little Stevie had to go wash his hands before continuing the scene. Crew considered him a big over rated jerk.

[RLK]

I have a martial arts background from 30 years ago. Seagal appears to be VERY highly trained in Okinawa style karate along with some Japanese variations up to the sixth degree. He's the best I've seen in the movies. He's almost invulnerable to attack from the average black belt. My impression is that many of the scenes in his movies ate not stages, but he's playing with the other actors. The guy is built like a python and has fast reflexes.

Unfortunately, he seems to be going left wing nuts.

[eastforker]

Like I said,Iknow nothing of his politics,but he has the "look" if you know what I mean.If I was unarmed I would be scared to death to look this man in the eye,that is what I meant by the "look".

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Seagal should be arrested for his country music album. It was horrible.

[LaGrone]

Next I guess the court will get a deposition from the private investigator. They'll call it the Pellicano Brief.