Prison term for booking agent

A booking agent who cheated Magic Johnson, Andy Rooney and dozens of other celebrities out of their speaking fees was sentenced Thursday in White Plains, N.Y. to five years in federal prison.

Alan Walker had managed for years to elude the duped celebrities, their lawyers, their collection agencies and even Rooney’s “60 Minutes” camera crew when they tried to get their money. He has been in custody since violating bail conditions in March, so he will remain in prison until March 2010 -- when he will be 72.

Walker, president of Program Corp. of America, was convicted in April of 60 counts of fraud and one of conspiracy. Among the witnesses against him were Johnson, Rooney, James Earl Jones and Erin Brockovich.