A former Beverly Hills police officer testified Tuesday that indicted private investigator Anthony Pellicano paid him about $10,000 to illegally access criminal databases.

Craig Stevens estimated that Pellicano asked him for police reports, criminal histories and driving records as many as 100 times after they met in the early 1990s through their daughters.

"Did he pay you for this information?" asked Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Lally.

"Yes," Stevens said.

Pellicano and four other co-defendants have pleaded not guilty to using wiretaps and other tactics to dig up dirt to help clients in legal and other disputes.

Stevens said he didn't know how Pellicano used the information from the databases.

He is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to two counts of wire fraud, four counts of unauthorized access of protected computers to commit fraud and one count of making false statements. He now works as a grocery clerk.

Stevens resigned form the Beverly Hills Police Department two years ago, "because I had screwed up and got myself into a regrettable situation," he said.

He testified that he decided to cooperate with federal authorities because his relationship with Pellicano was weighing on him as he battled an alcohol problem.

"I was drinking myself to death," Stevens testified. "I couldn't take the lies anymore. I had to do something."

In other developments, the neighbor of an ex-girlfriend of former Hollywood Records executive Robert Pfeifer filed a lawsuit Monday against Pellicano and others alleging they listened to his private phone conversations with the woman.

Plaintiff Michael Gerbosi believes his calls with Erin Finn were wiretapped in 2000 and 2001. "Pellicano intercepted and disclosed the contents of several hundred, if not thousands, of Gerbosi's telephone calls," the lawsuit said.

The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages. Like other lawsuits against Pellicano, it will not be resolved until the criminal trial is over.

Pfeifer pleaded guilty to one count of intercepting wiretap communications, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of five years. He also is awaiting sentencing.