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...royalties to inner-city activist groups such as Mothers Against Gang Wars, will not discuss his legal future. Court records show that his case recently reached the federal appeals system after an unusually lengthy entanglement over key testimony from a prosecution witness, now deceased, who was an active jailhouse snitch. "I simply don't believe that I am going to be executed," Williams says calmly. Death-row federal appeals commonly run a three-to-four-year course, and for Williams, whatever time remains has a clear purpose. "As much as you might want to fit in, don't join...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LESSONS LEARNED ON DEATH ROW | 9/23/1996 | See Source »

...what garb defines this sassy salmagundi of decades, this wham, glam, thank you ma'am era? Get one of those NEW kneelength skirts, if you're too proud to snitch one out of your mother's closet. Pull on the tights of a Varga girl--How's that for fishnet worth? A tuxedo jacket--can you say Marlene Dietrich? (I can't.) Skinny belts are in. If not you, why not your belt...

Author: By Rebecca R. Kirshner, | Title: The Fashion Muse | 2/23/1995 | See Source »

...security officer was approached by an informant--apparently a Muslim whom Yousef had hired to launch future attacks against American airlines. But he decided to cash in instead. Seemingly aware of the $2 million reward promised by the U.S. government and advertised on posters, videos and even matchbooks, ``the snitch,'' said intelligence sources, ``tells the R.S.O. Yousef has just got back from Bangkok, and he's getting ready to leave for Peshawar.'' After Yousef was apprehended at the Su Casa Guest House, he was bundled on to a military 707 jet and flown to Stewart Airport in Newburgh, New York...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE | 2/20/1995 | See Source »

...sold some family antiques to foreigners -- also illegal -- to stock his giant freezer with pork, chicken and beef bought at the new dollar stores. Saturday nights his tables are full of "friends of friends" who can pay dollars for food they cannot find elsewhere. If his neighbors snitch, the government will confiscate everything. Wearing a white polo shirt, gold Seiko watch and Italian shoes, Octavio shrugs at the danger. "I will do what I must for my family," he says, "no matter what Fidel ((he makes the beard gesture with his fingers)) says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cuba Alone | 12/6/1993 | See Source »

Some of the area's honest operators know where skeletons are buried, but they're not talking. "You snitch on people down here and no one will deal with you anymore," says Tom, a young, lanky employee with Patrick's Used Auto Parts, who refuses to divulge his surname. "I'd hate to come in next week and find our junkyard burned to the ground. Some of the people down here are pretty scary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Car Thief At Large | 8/16/1993 | See Source »

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