Accused David Letterman extortionist Robert “Joe” Halderman will try to wiggle out of his indictment with a thick packet of pretrial motions when he comes to court today — and he has more reasons than ever to want out quick.
CBS has cut off the “48 Hours” producer’s paychecks, changing his status to suspended-without-pay effective two weeks ago, sources told The Post.
It was decided that he had violated the morals clause of his contract, one source explained.
Already broke and — in the words of Manhattan prosecutors, “desperate” — when charged in the alleged $2 million plot in early October, Halderman now faces an indefinite future without income.
His high-powered lawyer, Gerald Shargel, said he’ll file papers at noon today asking Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Charles Solomon to toss the indictment against the disgraced producer, a charge of attempted grand larceny in the first degree.
“I’m asking for dismissal on multiple grounds,” Shargel said.