Lederer Jury Rejects FBI Trapping Claim in Abscam Case
A juror said the Lederer jury rejected his claim of FBI entrapment after he was found guilty of taking a 50 000 dollar bribe from agents posing as Arab sheiks. Lederer, 42, was the fifth congressman convicted in the Abscam undercover operation and planned to appeal. He had been re elected to a third term in November.
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Juror Verdict Links Lederer Abscam Bribery Case
Jurors in Brooklyn convict Lederer on four counts bribery conspiracy unlawful gratuity and interstate travel in aid of racketeering after a six hour deliberation. The videotape showed Lederer accepting fifty thousand dollars in exchange for promises to push immigration bills. Defense argues entrapment though most jurors rejected the claim.
Klan rally stirs unease over anti busing protest plans
In Buckeye Louisiana a citizens group plans a large rally opposing a federal desegregation ruling ordering three white girls to be bused to a racially mixed school. Klansmen will march outside the federal courthouse in Alexandria to protest the desegregation order but aim to keep the event low key to avoid turning it into a race issue.
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Freeway Killer confidant testifies on Bonin killings
Vernon Butts testified that William Bonin tortured and murdered at least 21 young men, saying Bonin enjoyed it. Butts described Bonin sodomizing, torturing, and strangling victims, with some deaths by knife or ice pick, as the Freeway Killer case neared 21 confirmed slayings.
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Nursing home fire toll could reach 33 in New Jersey
Rescue workers pulled 20 bodies from the Beachview Rest Home in Keansburg as officials clashed over sprinkler rules amid a fast spreading wind driven blaze. 13 people were missing, the fire began around 4 am, many victims buried under collapse debris while relatives searched the site.
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Kelly probes Abscam case as trial continues
Former Rep Richard Kelly testifies he remains inquiring into the people and events that led to the FBI Abscam operation. He claims he intended no wrongdoing after accepting 25000 from undercover agents on January 8 1980. Co defendants Eugene Ciuzio and Stanley Weisz face bribery and conspiracy charges in the Florida district case.
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