Sheik Arrested in $1.2 Million Ring Theft Case
A 21-year-old sheik related to Saudi royalty was freed on a $25,000 bond in Washington after being charged with interstate transportation of stolen property in the $1.2 million emerald and diamond ring theft tied to a Harry Winston jewelry showing in Florida. He claimed ownership and asked to travel abroad to join his pregnant wife.
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Sheik Allal al-Fassi
District of Columbia Superior Court
Franklin Schwelb
Al-Fassi
Turki bin Abdul Aziz
FBI
London
Sheik
American University
Michael R. Hartman
Winston Jewelers
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U.S
Richard Ben Veniste
Ben Veniste
Paris
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Reagan
Justice Department
Lame ducks waddle out of Washington
The 97th Congress ended in a four week lame duck session with a bitter finish. A nickel a gallon gasoline tax was the major new law to fund highways and jobs, while six spending bills remained unfinished. Senators clashed over the tax and faced a muted post session mood.
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D-Mass
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Donald W. Riegle Jr
D-Mich
House
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Helms
Alaska
Stevens
97Th
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