Lynch and Byrne Sentenced in Bronfman Kidnapping Hoax
Two Irish born Brooklyn neighbors received prison terms for extorting 2.3 million from Seagram chairman Edgar Bronfman in a claimed kidnapping hoax. Lynch 12 years and Byrne 9 years with parole eligibility after four and three years respectively.
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White Plains
N.Y
UPI
Brooklyn
Seagram Liquor Company
Edgar Bronfman
Bronfman
Mel Patrick Lynch
Dominic Byrne
Byrne
State Supreme Court
George Beisheim
Lynch
Walter Higgins
Higgins
Samuel Bronfman II
Westchester County
Carl Vergaria
Vergari
Purchase
City weighs three uses for HUD planning funds in Las Vegas
Las Vegas eyes three uses for federal HUD planning aid including energy saving studies, downtown redevelopment concepts, and more neighborhood plans. Projects Director Bruce Spaulding notes the city may receive about half of last year’s 701 funds with a Feb. 2 deadline to submit a final proposal.
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Las Vegas
Bruce Spaulding
HUD
Spaulding
Main
Casino Center Boulevard
Las Vegas Boulevard
San Francisco
Suspected El Burrito Cafe robber ordered to stand trial
Charles Arthur Cooper, 25, suspected of robbing El Burrito Cafe and attempting to shoot owner Romolo Duran and his son Marcelino, was bound over for trial by Justice of the Peace Bob Miller. He faces two counts of attempted murder and a robbery count with a deadly weapon and is held on 60,000 dollars bond.
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Charles Arthur Cooper
Cooper
Justice of the Peace
Bob Miller
Romolo Duran
Duran
Marcelino
Steve Gregory
District Attorney
Cyclists Sue for Right to Race in Las Vegas
The Charlie Brown Construction Co. and Las Vegas Dunes motorcycle club sue the City of Las Vegas and Carl Price over a denied race site near Tule Springs. Brown seeks 4636 dollars plus 2500 in legal fees as Price allegedly underpaid for work and equipment. A show-cause hearing on a temporary writ to reclaim the speedrome land is set in Clark County District Court.
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SUN
Las Vegas
Jan Stewart
Tule Springs
Clark County
Stewart
Charlie Brown Construction Co., Inc
Charlie Brown
Las Vegas Dunes, Inc
City of
Carl “Curly” Price
Price
Clark County Sports Enterprises, Inc
Brown
Burglary charge against Buckley dismissed in race book case
Clark County District Court dismissed the burglary charge against Jeanne Buckley in the $20 000 Santa Anita Race Book break in. Judge Michael Wendell ruled a grand jury witness was not legally qualified to testify against Buckley. Bartlett, a former officer, remains charged with the break in and a Feb 7 trial is set.
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Jeanne Buckley
Santa Anita
Clark County District Court
Michael Wendell
Buckley
Donald Lee Bartlett
Las Vegas
Bartlett
Wendell
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NBC Tomorrow Show
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New York Times
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Washington Post
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