Word: moscarino
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...associates of Daniel Ellsberg, Phillip Berrigan and Abbie Hoffman. Actual convictions were rare-but jail terms for contempt of the grand jury (refusal to answer questions) were not. Complaints about federal grand jury abuse have not been confined to the left, however. Last week General Motors Corp. Attorney George Moscarino accused IRS agents of abusing the system by summoning GM employees before a Detroit grand jury on what he considers to be a civil tax matter, presumably so they could be forced to testify without the aid of an attorney. In general, says U.S. Judge William J. Campbell, "the grand...
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