And you thought real TV producers were slimy

The drama behind “DHS,” the greatest faux TV show to ever hit Hollywood, continued yesterday as “star” Alison Heruth pled guilty to lying to federal investigators about the scam.

As the LA Times reminds us, Heruth and her “associate” (aka, apparenty boyfriend) Joseph Medawar, convinced investors, many from local churches, that they were in post production on a series about the Department of Homeland Security with the backing of President Bush. In fact, they used $5.5

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