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...twice: he needs Walker’s share of the money. His wife follows her husband’s would-be murderer dutifully as Walker staggers into San Francisco Bay. The screen fades as the voice-over of a tour guide describing how hard it is to escape the prison...
...pain wars escalated last April when Virginia internist Dr. William Hurwitz was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison after 16 former patients testified against him and a jury found that the death of another patient was caused by an overdose. Hurwitz's assets were seized, and now he is appealing his conviction with the help of the pain foundation and the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons. Hurwitz defenders acknowledge that he may have practiced overly aggressive medicine and allowed addicts to snooker him, but insist he never profited from drug sales and was not a criminal. "Maybe...
...SENTENCED. BERNIE EBBERS, 63, former CEO of WorldCom, convicted in March of orchestrating the $11 billion accounting fraud that toppled the telecommunications giant; to 25 years in prison, the latest and harshest in a string of recent sentences for white-collar executives; in New York City. Under federal guidelines, Ebbers, who maintained his innocence, must serve at least 85%, or 21 years, of the term?almost a life sentence because...
...TRIAL. KHIN NYUNT, 65, former Burmese Prime Minister; on charges of corruption and bribery; in a secret tribunal at the infamous Insein prison; in Rangoon. Once considered a comparatively moderate member of Burma's ruling military junta, Khin Nyunt has been under house arrest since being purged in October by Senior General Than Shwe. If convicted, he is expected to receive a long prison sentence; his two sons have already been tried and found guilty on similar charges...
...September 29: Times reporter Miller is released from prison after she said her source, Lewis Libby, agreed to release her from her promise of confidentiality. Miller testifies before the grand jury the next...