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Pellicano convicted *

Verdicts are still being read, but former Hollywood private eye and muscle Anthony Pellicano has been convicted of all but one count of racketeering and conspiracy. (So much for being your own attorney.) Former LAPD Sgt. Mark Arenson has also been convicted of racketeering and conspiracy. * Update: All five defendants were convicted. Good line, from Carla Hall at the LAT: "This all started with a dead fish on a car."


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