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...International grew to become one of the world's largest financial institutions (assets: $21 billion). But in Tampa last week the bank lifted its veil of secrecy when two of its subsidiaries pleaded guilty in the first U.S. money-laundering case against a major international banking house. In a plea-bargaining deal, the two subsidiaries -- one based in Luxembourg and the other in the Cayman Islands -- agreed to surrender $14.7 million of alleged drug profits...
Noriega began his legal counterattack the day he arrived in Florida by refusing to enter a plea at his arraignment in U.S. district court. Dressed in a fresh uniform that was sent to him at the Vatican embassy by his mistress Vicky Amado, the general used headphones to follow the proceedings in Spanish. Defense attorney Frank A. Rubino argued that his client was immune from prosecution because he was a political prisoner who had been brought to the U.S illegally...
Though that argument may provide a basis for later appeals, it was just a minor stumbling block last week. After U.S. Attorney Dexter Lehtinen raised objections to Rubino's statements, Judge Hoeveler entered a not-guilty plea on Noriega's behalf. Defense attorneys are also insisting that Noriega cannot get a fair trial in a nation where the President has publicly called him a thug. Yet the fact that twelve jurors could be found who were unfamiliar with the congressional testimony of Iran-contra star Oliver North makes it less likely that those objections will stand...
Last week, President Bush refused to rule out a plea bargain, although one of his aides indicated yesterday the administration was comfortable with the idea of a trial...
...ought not to do anything that creates a different category for the defendant once he enters the judicial system," Sununu said in response to a question about plea bargaining...