Three New Orleans cops convicted in beating case
In a high profile federal trial, Sgt. John McKenzie and officers Dale Bonura and Stephen Farrar were found guilty of conspiring to assault and intimidating residents linked to the killing of white officer Gregory Neuport. Prosecutors say the verdict highlights a city policing problem, while defense lawyers call it a compromise and ripe for appeal amid acquittals of four other officers.
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Dallas
New Orleans
Algiers
Gregory Neuport
John McKenzie
Dale Bonura
Stephen Farrar
Robert Davis
Michael Johnson
Glenn Burns
Neuport
Jerry Buchmeyer
Ronald Brink
Thomas R. Woodall
Richard LeBlanc
Stephen Reboul
Buchmeyer
Harold W. Staton
McKenzie
Bonura
Farrar
Mother's injuries cancel Quinlan bedside Mass
A bedside Mass scheduled for Karen Ann Quinlan's 29th birthday was canceled as her mother Julia Quinlan remains hospitalized after a car crash near Stockholm New Jersey. Julia, with a broken arm and leg, is not expected to be released from Wallkill Valley General Hospital in Sussex for one or two days.
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Stockholm
UPI
Karen Ann Quinlan
Julia Quinlan
Wallkill Valley General Hospital
Sussex
Joseph
Quinlan
Karen
Quinlans
Denvihe
Victim says bigamist's punishment fits crimes in Arizona
Giovanni Vigliotto, a traveling flea market trader, received 34 years for fraud and six years for bigamy plus a 336000 dollar fine for marrying more than 100 women. Patricia Gardiner, one of 105 victims, will receive 42739 dollars in restitution. She called the sentence necessary to prevent further harm. Vigliotto called the proceeding a travesty of justice but Judge Coulter dismissed the attack.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Giovanni Vigliotto
Patricia Gardiner
Vigliotto
Superior Court
Rufus C. Coulter
Gritz admits death story was fabricated says Times
Washington veteran James Gritz known for POW rescue claims acknowledged the Vietnam mission tale where a fellow soldier sacrificed himself was a composite. Army records and witnesses show the soldier did not die by his own action, the battle location and timing are incorrect, and Gritz was not present.
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Washington (Ap
James G
Bo" Gritz
Green Beret
Laos
Vietnam
Washington Times
Gritz
Army
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