Arvel Jett Reeves was sentenced to 8 months in prison on Monday for secretly taping pop star Michael Jackson as he traveled to Santa Barbara to surrender in a child molestation investigation.

In addition to prison time, Reeves was ordered to pay 1,000 dollars in damages and ordered to complete a six month stint in a halfway house that offers drug and rehabilitation programs. Reeves co-defendant, Jeffrey Borer, and Reeves himself admitted installing two digital video recorders to videotape Jackson and his laywer as they flew on a private jet in November 2003.

While not cited by name in Reeves and Borer’s plea agreements, the tapes were of Michael Jackson and his attorney, Mark Geragos. Jackson was eventually acquitted of all charges stemming from the child molestation case.

Borer said he had intended to “sell these recordings to the media” for a large sum of money.”

You know that saying, money is the root of all evil? It needs to be changed to greed of money is the root of all evil!

Read more about the sentencing here.