Larry Mendte

Larry Mendte made a mistake. Who hasn't? If you believe the statement he made, and I do, he was defending himself and his family from someone who was trying to get him fired. In the same situation how many of us wouldn't take drastic action? I think Larry Mendte was overcharged by the Feds, who shouldn't have even been involved with the case in the first place. He was also the victim on a tabloid Philadelphia press who treated him like Saddam Hussein. He is far from a villain. Larry Mendte has done more for the Philadelphia community and local charities in the last ... Read Full Story

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Remember Alycia Lane? The ex co-anchor for Philadelphia's KYW nightly news that was fired last year after assaulting a police officer? Well, it seems the 11 o'clock news is just a magnet for scandal, as Lane's former co-anchor Larry Mendte was temporarily taken off air Sunday following an investigation by the U.S. Attorney's Office. The television station released a statement Sunday stating their cooperation with an investigation currently being conducted by the FBI. Mendte allegedly opened Lane's private emails while the two were working together. The FBI is supposedly also looking into whether Mendte passed the information from those emails to the media. In ... Read Full Story

The Five o’clock News. Former CBS news anchor Larry Mendte was sentenced to six months house arrest after he was caught hacking into his co-anchor’s personal email account. Mendte read over 500 of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit http://bobonit.com for full links, other News content, Editorial comments, and more! ]] Read Full Story

He was under investigation, fired and is now being charged with hacking into the e-mail account of his much younger co-anchor, Alycia Lane . Former TV newscaster Larry Mendte was charged Monday by federal prosecutors who say he gained access to Lane's home and work e-mail accounts for more than two years. Prosecutors have yet to release Mendte's motive for snooping, but Lane's attorney says it was all out of jealousy. Not only was Lane the more attractive anchor (obviously!) it's rumored she was making around $100,000 more than her counter part. Authorities believe that once Mendte accessed Lane's email, he passed along personal ... Read Full Story