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...LONG AND PERVERSE ANNALS OF CRIME, FEW felons have matched the dizzying fall of Manuel Noriega: from Panamanian dictator to convicted drug dealer. He was still the ruler of his country when an American grand jury indicted him in February 1988 for narcotics trafficking. The following year the U.S. invasion of Panama led to his arrest...
...Noriega's trial on drug and racketeering charges began in Miami last September and finally ended last week. The jurors pondered for four days, then declared themselves deadlocked, with one adamantly for acquittal. The judge ordered them to try again. Next day, surprisingly, they agreed: Noriega was guilty on eight of the 10 counts, which carry a possible sentence of 120 years in prison. (See related story on page...
...billion worth of U.S. aid, have launched a drug crackdown within their own borders. Panamanian President Guillermo Endara was sworn into office on a U.S. Army base just hours after the American invasion, an act that has come to symbolize the close relationship between the Bush Administration and Noriega's successor. According to dea officials, Endara's willingness to cooperate with international antidrug efforts is helping stanch the flow of cocaine through Panama...
MANUEL ANTONIO NORIEGA'S CONviction came at an exceedingly high price. Washington's eagerness to put Noriega behind bars occasioned the controversial 1989 invasion of Panama that took the lives of 23 American soldiers and at least 500 local citizens. The seven-month, multimillion-dollar trial featured testimony from some 20 dope dealers, pilots and money launderers, much of it in exchange for reduced sentences, cash settlements and other favors. And although President Bush hailed last week's verdict as "a major victory against the drug lords," Noriega's conviction is likely to have little lasting effect on the overall...
...gone to bat for Claus von Bulow, Michael Milken and Leona Helmsley. Last week Alan Dershowitz showed up in Indianapolis to handle "Iron Bars" Mike Tyson's appeal. Wonder if he's too busy to help out Mrs. Noriega with her grand-theft charges...