Page Six Freelancer in FBI Probe
From today’s Post:
April 6, 2006 — A freelancer for The Post’s Page Six gossip column is under investigation by the FBI on suspicion of asking “extortionate demands” in return for not writing any damaging stories about Beverly Hills billionaire Ron Burkle. Jared Paul Stern, who worked two days per week on Page Six, allegedly demanded $100,000 from Burkle, who made his fortune in supermarkets, plus an annual stipend of $10,000.
The report says that Stern would “refrain from writing damaging, negative stories, and write puff pieces” about Burkle.
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