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18 Jun 1976

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Las Vegas Sun

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1976

Page

3

Grand Jury Indicts Two in Royal Inn Extortion Plot

Clark County Grand Jury charges Victor Trapani and Edward Eckert with four counts of kidnapping and multiple counts of robbery extortion and conspiracy in a $51,000 scheme to threaten casino owner Michael Gaughan's family Eckert held relatives hostage while Trapani collected the money Bail set at $250 000 both men in custody Eckert to be returned from Kansas City for arraignment a third suspect Anthony Barker may face later indictments

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Royal Inn Michael Gaughan Clark County Grand Jury Victor Trapani the Royal Inn Edward Eckert Gaughan Trapani Eckert Kansas City Las Vegas Grand Anthony Barker Atty Joel Cooper Barker Cooper Justice Court Las Vegas Stadium
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Jury Witness Goes To Jail

An unwilling federal grand jury witness, Michael Irvin Canon, is jailed for civil contempt after Supreme Court denial of his appeal. He remains in Clark County Jail on $5,000 bail while under investigation for possible illegal bookmaking tied to a grand jury probe sparked by FBI raids that seized over $700,000 from Dunes Hotel lock boxes.

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