Stephanie Birkitt and Letterman?

David Letterman was the victim of a $2 million extortion plot and we have now discovered that according to New York public records, Stephanie Birkitt, 34, a former intern on The Late Show, lived with the accused extortionist Robert Joe Halderman, a CBS 48 Hours producer, and may have unwittingly fed him the information through the pages of her diary, photos and personal correspondence. Wow.

What's the story of Stephanie Birkitt?

Some info about Stephanie:

Born in Plymouth, New Hampshire, Birkitt graduated from Wake Forest University in 1997 with a major in history and a minor in communications. Her younger brother Johnny is a field producer on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars.

Birkitt began working as a page for CBS New, 48 Hours, and The Late Show while still in college in 1996. She spent a short time as an associate producer on segments for correspondent Erin Moriarty but soon decided that she wasn’t a news hound. That was when Letterman hired her as a personal assistant. She was initially brought on to handle his charities and his Indy car racing team but her duties expanded over time.

Birkitt’s role eventually gained her some on-air time, including reporting on the Winter Olympics in 2002 and 2006. She appeared in various stunts and comedy skits over the years and handed out prizes for segments of Stump the Band, Audience Show and Tell, and Know Your Current Events. Dave often called her ‘Vicki’ on stage and apparently in a standing joke, she called him “Mr Carney’ – see video below.

Birkett went on to the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City beginning in 2005 and passed the Connecticut bar exam in February 2009.