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Payola scandal rocks disc industry amid drug links
Reports of payola and organized crime probe the U S music business with investigations by federal grand juries and Manhattan and Los Angeles district attorneys. Key figures include Columbia Records and CBS in play, while allegations of drug use and covert promotions surface alongside a Newark case tied to Sly Stone's associate.
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Manhattan
Los Angeles
Herb Helman
RCA Records
Boston
Newark
David Wynshaw
Columbia Records
Columbia
Wynshaw
Columbia Broadcasting
Grand Jury
Underworld
Maming
Music World
Pasquale Falconio
New York
District Attorney’s