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...Maryland's Mandel is found guilty of fraud and racketeering
...have no home," said Maryland's Democratic Governor Marvin Mandel. "I have no place to go." That statement was not strictly accurate-Mandel continues to live in the 54-room Governor's mansion in Annapolis-but in a month or so, he will face a serious problem indeed. Last week Mandel, 57, became the first American Governor in 43 years to be convicted of a crime while in office.* Barring a successful appeal, he will have to move out of the mansion and leave office by Oct. 7, the date set for his sentencing (the maximum possible punishment...
...prosecution grew out of the same federal effort to clean up Maryland politics that drove Spiro Agnew, Mandel's predecessor as Governor, from the vice presidency. A total of seven Maryland officials have been convicted in federal prosecutions since 1973. In early August, former Congressman Edward A. Garmatz was indicted for bribe taking; Mandel's trial, ironically enough, was held in downtown Baltimore's new Edward A. Garmatz Federal Court Building...
...specific charges against Mandel arose from the secret purchase in 1971 of Maryland's Marlboro race track by four of his friends, who were convicted, along with Mandel, on similar charges last week: W. Dale Hess, former Democratic leader of the state's house of delegates; Hess's business partners, Harry and Bill Rodgers; and Irvin Kovens, allegedly the principal financier of the race-track purchase. Also found guilty was Attorney Ernest N. Cory Jr., who did legal work for the group. In 1972, at Mandel's urging, Maryland's state legislature granted an extra...
...Massachusetts, California, Maryland, Pennsylvania and other states, these operators have succeeded in getting laws passed to protect them from being arbitrarily closed by the oil companies. In addition, Congress is now considering legislation that would curb the oil companies' freedom to end leases. Such measures will ensure the survival of a fair percentage of full-service stations. To help fill the need created by the demise of many others, a new type of business is springing up: auto service centers that sell no gas but concentrate instead on providing auto repairs and parts. For example, Sears, Roebuck...