Stalker Put Electronic Surveillance in Ex-Girlfriend's Home

A 37-year-old man has been accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend by repeatedly sneaking into her residence over a period of months, installing voice recorders in the home, spyware on her computer and sending her threatening e-mails.

Sarah Huntley, spokeswoman for the Boulder Police Department, identified the suspect as Christopher Spiewak of Boulder.

Huntley said Spiewak is being held for investigation of domestic-violence related to stalking, second-degree burglary, computer crimes and repeated harassment.

She said Spiewak was arrested about 11:25 p.m. Friday

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Tom Cruise accused of hiring a private investigator to wire tap a magazine editor's phone

Tom Cruise is accused of hiring a private investigator to wire tap a magazine editors' phone lines in 2001. The court documents were published by Radaronline yesterday. The magazine editor, Michael David Sapir wants $5 million in damages and says he has evidence that Cruise hired private investigator Anthony Pellicano, who is now in jail for wire tapping, fraud and unauthorized access of national law enforcement databases.

The lawsuit also names Bertram Fields, who was Tom's lawyer back in 2001 when Tom sued Sapir for $100 million dollars. The 2001 lawsuit stemmed from Sapir's efforts to prove Tom was gay. Sapir was the Editor of Bold magazine, who promised to pay $500,000 for video proof that Tom Cruise had indulged in homosexual activity. Sapir then issued a press release saying he had received an email with a video file attachment that could prove Tom was gay.

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Private investigator takes plea in Vero Beach eye institute case

A private investigator linked to illegal electronic surveillance of some doctors at the Florida Eye Institute in early 2008 has entered a plea that could spare her jail time.

Brenda Doan Johnson, of the 3400 block of Atlantic Boulevard, pleaded no contest on Tuesday as part of a deal reached with the State Attorney’s Office, her attorney, Andrew Metcalf said.

Circuit Judge Robert Hawley is scheduled to sentence her 1:30 p.m. Feb. 11.

None of the doctors were present as she entered the plea.

Outside Hawley’s courtroom, Johnson tearfully said she apologizes to doctors Karen Todd, Val Zudans and Mark Gambee.

“I didn’t know this was illegal,” she said.

The criminal case is the only one to come out of a deep disagreement between former Florida Eye Institute partners that led to a civil lawsuit and a breakup of the partners.

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