Anthony Pellicano, a private investigator whose clients included Hollywood stars, was sentenced for wiretapping.

Anthony Pellicano and Terry N. Christensen were convicted Friday in the wiretapping of the ex-wife of the investor Kirk Kerkorian in a child-support case.

Anthony Pellicano and Terry N. Christensen were convicted Friday in the wiretapping of the ex-wife of the investor Kirk Kerkorian in a child-support case.

Anthony Pellicano was a ripped-from-a-pulp-novel private eye who made himself an indispensable Hollywood fixer.

Anthony Pellicano was a ripped-from-a-pulp-novel private eye who made himself an indispensable Hollywood fixer.

Anthony Pellicano was found guilty of using illegal tactics to gather information for rich and famous clients.

Anthony Pellicano was found guilty in a federal court in Los Angeles of racketeering for using wiretaps and other tactics to target the rich and famous.

The Hollywood private investigator, Anthony Pellicano, was found guilty in a federal court in Los Angeles of racketeering for using wiretaps and other tactics to target the rich and famous.

The wiretapping trial of Anthony Pellicano, the accused sleuth to the stars, has offered a close look into the surprisingly easy access to all sorts of spyware.

The six-year-old Hollywood wiretapping case went to the jury after a federal prosecutor urged the panel members to look past the celebrities and entertainment moguls involved.