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...records to the federal election officer. Further investigation revealed that the Share Group, which was operating phone banks for the Teamsters, had overbilled the union more than $26,000 but was allowed to keep the money. Last week the fbi attempted to question the couple, but their attorney, William Codinha, said they were "out of town." He contends that Arnold made the contributions without Ansara's knowledge because she had recently inherited money--and that the proximity of the contributions to the Teamster payments is mere "serendipity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DONORGATE IN THE TEAMSTERS | 3/24/1997 | See Source »

LARRY HARDOON and BILL CODINHA--And now, the defenders of public virtue. In case anyone thinks the district attorney's office had the same motivation in protesting the showing as the women who gathered outside Quincy House, they are wrong. Codinha, the chief assistant DA, and Hardoon, an assistant DA charged with handling the Deep Throat case, considered the movie obscene--not sexist, not likely to lead to violence against women, but just plain dirty...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: The Strange Case of the Cleared Throat | 8/5/1980 | See Source »

...civil court judge ruled two hours before the showing that, as far as he was concerned, the film was not obscene. Outside, in the hallway, Hardoon and Codinha said they were "unsure" what the judge had ruled, and that anyway they would not let it stand in the way of a good prosecution...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: The Strange Case of the Cleared Throat | 8/5/1980 | See Source »

...Codinha takes a back seat after the first few days of the affair, but Hardoon stays out in the spotlight. One of the mighty and unanswered questions of this drama, spoken aloud by almost every member of the entire cast on occasion, was "Is Hardoon's heart really in this?" At times, he seemed to realize that he was handling a case only someone running for re-election could love. At others, though, he seemed to take the case seriously. "I am absolutely convinced we could have won...I have no idea what the federal judge (W. Arthur Garrity...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: The Strange Case of the Cleared Throat | 8/5/1980 | See Source »

...anticipatory throngs that their lust would have to be sated elsewhere. A week later, they agreed not to stand in the way. But not Epps, who called the district attorney's office to let them know the film was on. Droney again: "apparently the Dean of Harvard told Bill Codinha he would try to prevent it...he said he thought they would not show it, and if they did, he would call Bill Codinha and inform...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: The Strange Case of the Cleared Throat | 8/5/1980 | See Source »

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