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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...convicted on all counts, he could be sentenced to 60 years in prison and fined as much as $3 million. However, federal court practice is generally to limit sentences to the longest term for any one count--in this case 10 years...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Jury Begins Deliberations in North Trial | 4/22/1989 | See Source »

...convicted on all counts, North could serve up to 60 years in prison...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Prosecutor Compares North to Hitler | 4/19/1989 | See Source »

...that way for 15 years. How did I do it? By making a very clear distinction between the terrorists acting against us or supporters of terror and the other people who did not participate, even if they hated us. The terrorists were eliminated! All their supporters were put in prison...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Interview with Israel's ARIEL SHARON: Never! Never! Never! | 4/17/1989 | See Source »

...example, the famous storming of the Bastille prison -- of which the French are noisily celebrating the 200th anniversary this summer -- was hardly a storming at all. The outnumbered and ill-supplied defenders (whose oppressed prisoners consisted of just two lunatics, four forgers and one aristocratic ne'er-do-well put away by his family) finally surrendered when they saw themselves confronting the rioters' artillery, which included a silver-inlaid cannon originally given to France by the King of Siam. And the commandant of the Bastille, who had tried to avoid further bloodshed, was subsequently hacked to death, his head stuck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Rhythm of Retribution | 4/17/1989 | See Source »

...stock manipulation, insider trading, racketeering and other crimes. The indictment calls for the three accused to forfeit their total compensation of $1.5 billion for 1984 through 1987 (plus interest of $257 million) and pay fines of $3.7 billion. If convicted on all counts, Milken could face a maximum prison sentence of 520 years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking It All Back, Plus Interest | 4/10/1989 | See Source »

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