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...been spotted. At 7:15 p.m., L.A.P.D. Detective Tom Lange, who had been one of the lead investigators, reached Simpson on a cellular phone in Cowlings' car. Lange functioned as a crisis negotiator through the wild ride down the freeways. Simpson's friends went on the radio to plead with him to give himself up. "O.J., Al, if you're listening to me, if you can hear me, guys, please, please stop," said ex-N.F.L. player and sportscaster Jim Hill. "Just turn on your emergency blinkers and just pull over to the side. There are a lot of people...
...rationale for corporate nolo contendere is that the offending company must be kept sound enough to repay its victims via the settlement. If it were forced to plead guilty, the firm would be subjected to a flood of further lawsuits that could sink it. Given the number of companies that take advantage of this opportunity, we could start a pretty good nolo mutual fund...
Congressman Dan Rostenkowski came out fighting today, saying he will not plead guilty to any of the 17 charges federal prosecutors have brought against him. The Illinois Representative was forced to give up a key House leadership role because of the indictment, but he proclaimed forcefully that "I will prevail" in the ongoing case. The prosecution claims Rostenkowski may have gained as much as $650,000 in a series of misuses of office over the past two decades. "Some ask, 'How could you have done these things?' " Rosty told a pack of reporters outside the court. "The answer is simple...
Over the holiday weekend, Rostenkowski mulled a dismal choice. He could take a deal offered by U.S. Attorney Eric Holder: plead guilty to at least one felony count, and probably accept a short prison term. Or he could let himself be indicted on 10 to 15 counts, charging fraudulent use of his office expense accounts for personal gain, and face trial. He might then escape prison altogether -- or draw a sentence as long as three to four years for each count on which he might be convicted...
Clinton's most conspicuous congressional setback included the probable loss of his chief House dealmaker on health care, Dan Rostenkowski. The Ways and Means Committee chairman spent the week deciding whether to plead guilty to a felony charge or face a criminal indictment on charges that he abused the perks of office. While Rostenkowski's lawyers maneuvered for a deal, it appeared likely that the Chicago pol would have to resign either way. House Democrats began discounting the blow to the health-care plan. "We hope Danny will be all right," said Representative John Dingell of Michigan. "But the House...