Two plead guilty to recording Jackson

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Charter Jet Owner Pleads Guilty in Jackson Spy Case
The owner of a charter jet company and his associate pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges of conspiring to secretly videotape pop singer Michael Jackson when he flew from Las Vegas to Santa Barbara in 2003 to surrender on child molestation charges.

The videotapes came to light in November 2003 when Fox News said it had been approached by a private party about selling tapes of Jackson aboard the jet with his then-attorney, Mark Geragos. At the time, the two were en route to Santa Barbara, where Jackson was facing child molestation charges. He was acquitted in that case early last year.

The guilty pleas by Jeffrey Borer and Arvell Jett Reeves brought a sudden end to the government's prosecution of the two men, who previously had denied any knowledge of the illicit taping.

The pair each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy in a federal district court, said Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the US attorney's office in Los Angeles.

Borer was the owner of XtraJet, which flew the plane Jackson and Mr Geragos chartered. Reeves owned a company called Executive Aviation, which provided a maintenance service to XtraJet.

Originally, Borer said he did not know how the secret recordings were made.

But in the plea agreement accepted Monday by U.S. District Judge A. Howard Matz, Borer acknowledged telling Reeves to install audio-video recording equipment on the jet after learning that the entertainer would be chartering it from Las Vegas.

Borer, the plea agreement said, was to be responsible for contacting media companies, negotiating with them and selling the recordings to the highest bidder. Reeves' role was to purchase and install the recording equipment, the plea agreement added.

The court documents said that Reeves and an unindicted and unnamed co-conspirator worked into the early morning hours before the flight's scheduled departure to install the camcorders on the Gulfstream. They were unable to install the microphones because Reeves did not buy the right electronic connectors, but they did make two video recordings of the entertainer, his attorney and others on the jet, according to the plea agreement.

Five months after the incident, court papers said, Reeves' co-conspirator told him he had been contacted by the FBI about the illicit tapes. Reeves concocted a cover story that he had placed the camcorders inside the aircraft to help disprove Borer's allegation that he had stolen alcohol from the jet, the papers said.

Borer had unsuccessfully asked to have his brief court appearance before Matz closed. During the hearing, the two defendants said they understood the consequences of their guilty pleas.

Borer, whom sources have identified as a onetime FBI informant, and Reeves each face up to a maximum of five years in federal prison when they are sentenced in July.

Federal guidelines suggest a sentence of six to 12 months, though the judge will have the final say on whether to impose jail time. Additionally, each faces up to three years of supervised release, fines of $250,000 and potential loss of their FAA licenses.

"The bottom line is that even famous celebrities deserve some level of privacy in their private communications, especially when they are meeting with their attorneys," Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel Shallman said after the guilty pleas were entered in court.

"These guys went out and tried to make a bundle of money by attempting to sell these tapes to the tabloids.... It was pure greed."

Prosecutors dismissed two other charges - endeavouring to intercept oral communication and witness tampering.

Source: philly / BBC / latimes / MJJForum

One Charged in Ex-Jackson 5 Drummer's Death
A woman told police she stabbed a former drummer for the Jackson 5 with a steak knife when he lunged at her during a fight, prosecutors said.

Yolanda Davis, 44, was being held without bond on a charge of murder Monday in the Lake County Jail and could face 45 years to 65 years in prison if she's convicted.

Davis is charged with killing Johnny Jackson, 54, of Gary, who was found dead late Wednesday in a Gary home.

Gary police Detective Tom Decanter Jr. said in an affidavit that Davis said she grabbed the knife after Jackson choked and struck her. Police found him later with a stab wound to his chest, the affidavit said. Davis was not at the scene when police arrived.

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Flugzeugbesitzer bespitzelten Michael Jackson

Zwei Inhaber von US-Flugzeugunternehmen haben sich schuldig bekannt, Wanzen und versteckte Kameras in einem Charterflugzeug des US-Popstars Michael Jackson angebracht zu haben.

Michael Jackson

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Wie das zuständige Gericht in Los Angeles mitteilte, gaben der Besitzer der kalifornischen Chartergesellschaft XtraJet, Jeffrey Borer, und der Eigentümer einer Wartungsfirma, Arvel Jett Reeves, zu, dass sie die Aufnahmen an verschiedene Medien verkaufen wollten.

Reeves ist außerdem angeklagt, einen Zeugen zu einer Falschaussage vor Beamten der US-Bundespolizei FBI gezwungen zu haben. Demnach sollte dieser aussagen, die Kameras in dem Flugzeug seien wegen Alkoholdiebstahls angebracht worden.

Die Anklageschrift bezieht sich auf einen Flug Jacksons und seines damaligen Anwalts Mark Geragos im November 2003 von Las Vegas in die kalifornische Stadt Santa Barbara. Dort stellte sich der wegen mehrfachen Kindesmissbrauchs mit Haftbefehl gesuchte Popstar der Polizei. Der anschließende Prozess war ein weltweites Medienspektakel. Jackson, dem der Missbrauch eines 13-jährigen Jungen vorgeworfen wurde, wurde im Juni 2005 von allen Anklagepunkten freigesprochen.

Da gibts echt Dinge, die hören sich gut an

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Originally posted by MJJackson@Mittwoch, 8.3.06 - 15:09Â Uhr
langsam aber sicher wird der spieß umgedreht.......

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ich will einen döner mit schafskäse

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Originally posted by liliella@Dienstag, 7.3.06 - 12:25 Uhr
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so wollen wir das und ned anders

Gute News Danke

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Originally posted by MonkeyBusiness@Mittwoch, 8.3.06 - 11:22Â Uhr
der wegen mehrfachen Kindesmissbrauchs mit Haftbefehl gesuchte

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Ja es gibt nichts geileres für diese Medien-Ärsche als diese Worte auszuschreiben. Richtig hingabevoll.....

Jackson im Flugzeug heimlich abgehört 8.3. 14:14
Der Eigentümer einer Chartergesellschaft hat zugegeben, den Sänger Michael Jackson und seine Anwälte während eines Fluges abgehört zu haben.
Er hoffte darauf, dass der Popstar den sexuellen Missbrauch von Kindern zugeben würde. Die Aufnahmen wollten der Chef der US-Fluggesellschaft XtraJet und sein Kollege an die Medien verkaufen. Nachdem sie zuerst alles bestritten hatten, legten sie nun vor einem Gericht ein Geständnis ab. Ihnen drohen nun fünf Jahre Haft.
Zum Zeitpunkt des Abhörversuchs war Jackson des Kindesmissbrauchs angeklagt. Er wurde jedoch freigesprochen.

hellau,

na dann sollte er mal ne zivilklage einreichen wegen ganz doll grober verletzung seiner privatsphäre.. also schadensersatzanspruch sollte er 210 mio angeben.. dann wären andere probleme gleich mit vom tisch..

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