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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 2000
Page
5
In Baton Rouge the ex governor Edwin Edwards faces a high stakes federal trial over alleged schemes to extort riverboat casino licenses. The prosecution closes as jurors weigh a multiple defendant case, with a unanimous verdict required.
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