Two men have been charged for allegedly secretly recording Michael Jackson on a private jet.
Jeffrey Borer and Arvel Jett Reeves have been accused of using two digital video cameras and hidden microphones to tape the pop superstar and his lawyer on a flight from Las Vegas to Santa Barbara, where Jackson was going to answer to child abuse charges in 2003.
Borer, who owns jet company XtraJet, and Reeves, who owns Executive Aviation Logistics, which maintains the fleet of planes, are also alleged to have tried to sell the tapes to a TV station.
The two businessmen have been charged with conspiracy, endeavoring to intercept oral communication and witness tampering. However, they claim they do not know who planted the pinhole cameras and microphones, which were reportedly hidden between seat cushions on the plane.
At the time of the alleged bugging incident, Jackson's then-lawyer, Mark Geragos, threatened anyone who tried to make money out of his client's situation.
In an angry tirade, made after Xtrajet allegedly tried to sell the secret tapes, he stormed: "We will land on you like a ton of bricks ... if you do anything to besmirch this man's reputation. Michael Jackson is not going to be slammed, is not going to be a pinata for every person who has financial motives."
Jackson's legal team then obtained a restraining order to prevent the tape from being made public. Jackson was cleared of all child molestation charges.
