LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Terry N. Christensen, the celebrity attorney accused of wiretapping and conspiracy charges, has pleaded not guilty in federal court.
Christensen is the first figure in the ongoing saga of Hollywood private detective Anthony Pellicano to be charged.
Another 12 people have been charged with involvement in Pellicano's work.
The New York Times reports Christensen's alleged role is as attorney for Kirk Kerkorian during a 2002 child support and paternity dispute with his ex-wife.
The federal indictment accuses Christensen of paying $100,000 to Pellicano to wiretap the ex-wife's phone.
The indictment included multiple conversations in which the two allegedly talked about the investigation and wiretap.
Also pleading not guilty was Joann Wiggan, a former employee of a telephone company.
