Local Police Reports Manhattan DA Charges Man in Connection with Alleged Plot to Extort $2M from David Letterman by Gary Kopycinski on October 2, 2009 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Local Police Reports: Man Charged with DUI Tells Police He Drove Slowly Because His Mother Was Home: Reports May 18, 2026 Two Felony Charges for One Man in Alleged DUI Arrest May 4, 2026 Police Charge Chicago Man with DUI and Speeding 30 Over April 15, 2026 New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)– Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau announced today the indictment of a Connecticut man on charges relating to an alleged attempt to steal $2 million from David Letterman in an extortion scheme.