Los Angeles, CA, United States (AHN) – Director/producer John McTiernan has been sentenced to a year in jail for his involvement in the wiretapping case of celebrity private detective Anthony Pelicano. He remains on bail pending an appeal.
McTiernan, director of the first two “Die Hard” films and the sci-fi action “Predator,” was found to have ordered Pelicano to secretly record movie producer Charles Roven’s phone calls for him. But when questioned by the FBI, he denied hiring the private eye to wiretap anyone on his behalf.
In 2006, he pleaded guilty to making false statements to federal agents, but was allowed to withdraw his plea after claiming he was given bad advice by an attorney.
When the plea was withdrawn, prosecutors charged him with making a false statement to a district judge during proceedings in which he withdrew the plea, saying he lied about his interactions with his then-attorney.
He pleaded guilty to two counts of making false statements to the FBI and one count of perjury for lying to a federal judge while he was trying to withdraw a guilty plea.
He was ordered to pay a $100,000 fine and complete three years of supervised probation after serving his 1-year jail term. He remains free on bond, pending an appeal.
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