Pellicano and Christensen were accused of recording phone conversations of
Lisa Bonder Kerkorian in her child support dispute with Kirk Kerkorian.
Bonder Kerkorian, a former tennis pro, was married to Kerkorian, now 91, for
28 days in 1999. Christensen paid Pellicano $25,000 up front and promised
$100,000 more if he could identify the true father of the girl, prosecutors
said. DNA tests later showed movie producer Steve Bing was the biological
father.
Christensen, 64, was sentenced for conspiracy to commit wiretapping and
aiding and abetting a wiretap. He will remain free on $100,000 bond pending
an appeal.
"In a real sense, the legal community and justice are victims of this
crime," U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer said before imposing the
sentence.
Christensen was also given three years probation and fined $250,000.
Pellicano, 64, was convicted of wiretapping and conspiracy to commit
wiretapping and is scheduled to be sentenced next month. He could also face
time for a separate illegal wiretapping and racketeering conviction earlier
this year that involved tapping the phones of such stars as Sylvester
Stallone on behalf of his clients and paying police officers to access
protected government databases.
The case against Christensen was built on recorded conversations he had with
Pellicano in which prosecutors said they discussed Bonder Kerkorian's
private phone calls.
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