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roNTiM'in from pac.f iwhisky business and \lt; now re* lying solely for support on the income from the restaurantAfter he was m rrtenced the res- i taurant (Antonio's at 2800 NK 23 was destroyed by fireWilson said that because of thefire be has “sustained a substantial financial loss and has suffered a severe financial setback because he haM planned for the restaurant to support bis wife and other dependents dur-n ' the period of his confinemeet.Vr.ir Mandatory\not her reason win Wilson feels his sentence should be re- ; d’.a ed, hr stated, is that he has “ceased mv activities in the whi k\ hie ricsv and have made a sincere effort to rehabilitatemyself, and am leading the life!of a law-abiding citizen. \Furthermore he savs he be-IFlieves the sentence he receivisi! is greater than the court ton-templated.Because of the nature of thesuspended sentence, he would be required tlt;* serve one full year m prison with no chance for a parole for good behavior.Others SentencedWilson s brother, “Dude.** re- 1reived a $2,000 fine m addition !to the one-year prison sentence. f Both were given 30 days to wind up their business affairs beforestarting their sentences. tIx'wr sentences were doled 1 out to Todd Smootr Floyd Pear- ( Mn Claude Myers. Joe Seargent 1 and Leo Cihnn Abney, all linked ’ to the conspiracy to violate fed- 1 eral liquor laws. ; 1They are charged with conspiring to bring taxpaid whisky into | dry Oklahoma. In addition, the Wilsons were accused of operat-inr without benefit of federal { wh lesale liquor dealers' stamps. ,\ similar charge against J. I). Wih^uwife, Robbie June, was ( misled for lark of evidence, j and tue case of another charged -t ci n pirator, Kllis Bonham, Wich- t it a Fall«. Teva w hisky dealer. f i *poned pending filing of faddition..i charges. lt;
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Oklahoma City Daily Oklahoman
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US
Sat, Jan 18, 1958
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