Kevork Djansezian / AP "We went by the evidence," said Terri Winbush, forewoman of the jury that convicted private detective Anthony Pellicano on 76 counts of racketeering Thursday.

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano was convicted Thursday on federal racketeering charges for digging up dirt for well-heeled clients such as Chris Rock and Michael Ovitz to use in lawsuits, divorces and business disputes targeting rich and famous rivals.

Pellicano was convicted of all but one of the 77 counts against him. The jury also found his four co-defendants guilty of a variety of charges.

"We went by the evidence," said Terri Winbush, forewoman of the 12-member jury that spent nearly two weeks deliberating. "There was a lot of evidence."

Pellicano, 64, was found guilty of wiretapping Sylvester Stallone and having a co-defendant run the names of comedians Garry Shandling and Kevin Nealon through law enforcement databases.

Pellicano looked at the judge with his arms crossed and didn't react when the verdicts were read.

A number of dramas played out during the nine-week trial and cast a spotlight on the seamy side of Hollywood, detailing death threats, offers of murder and extramarital affairs.

Jurors watched as an uncomfortable Rock testified about a model he believed was trying to shake him down.

They saw a confounded Shandling study his name on a police records audit, and a stoic, one-time superagent Ovitz recount how he had hired Pellicano to find the source of negative news stories about a company he was selling.

The biggest power brokers with links to Pellicano, such as famed entertainment attorney Bert Fields, Paramount studio head Brad Grey and Ovitz, insisted they didn't know about Pellicano's methods and weren't charged.

The jury convicted Pellicano of one count each of racketeering and racketeering conspiracy, along with wiretapping, wire fraud, identity theft and manufacture or possession of a wiretapping device. He was acquitted of one count of unauthorized computer access.

Co-defendants Mark Arneson, a former Los Angeles police sergeant, and former telephone company worker Rayford Earl Turner also were convicted of racketeering and racketeering conspiracy counts.

The racketeering counts each carries a maximum of 20 years in prison, while most of the other counts have five-year maximum sentences.

Sentencing was set for Sept. 24. U.S. District Judge Dale Fischer ordered Pellicano to remain in custody. The other four defendants were allowed to stay free on bond.

The indictment charging Pellicano and his supporting cast in February 2006 had Hollywood buzzing with speculation about who might be snared in the investigation and what secrets might be revealed.

Fourteen people were charged, and seven, including film director John McTiernan and former Hollywood Records President Robert Pfeifer, have pleaded guilty to charges including perjury and conspiracy.

Pellicano starred in the real-time court drama as a tough-talking gumshoe who valued loyalty and secrecy as necessary virtues in his profession.

He also acted as his own attorney but called only one witness and rarely raised objections when prosecutors questioned his alleged victims.

He decided against taking the witness stand to defend himself and kept true to his promise that he wouldn't betray the trust of his clients.