Word: stolen
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...DeLorean when he heard the not-guilty verdict at his cocaine-trafficking trial last year. But his legal troubles were far from over. A federal grand jury in Detroit last week indicted the once and possibly future automaker on new charges: mail and wire fraud, interstate transportation of stolen money, and income tax evasion. The accusations stem from his handling of the finances of DeLorean Motor Co., which went bankrupt in 1982. Investigators charge that DeLorean, 60, bilked his backers out of $8.9 million...
...President conceded as much as he did. "We ought to declare victory," said Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Richard Lugar. "Not for our bill but for a unified policy toward South Africa." Many Democrats, on the other hand, were not happy at the thought that a Republican $ President had stolen their thunder and fought to continue the confrontation. Some complained that Reagan's measure failed to include a proposal to put South Africa on notice that the U.S. will impose even stronger sanctions if Preto- ria refuses to work toward re- form. Scoffed House Speaker Tip O'Neill: "The President...
...aftermath, police discovered an orange Toyota station wagon, stolen earlier, that they believe was used by the killer on the night of the attack. By tracing a fingerprint found in the car, authorities announced a "positive identification" of the suspected killer: Richard Ramirez, a native of El Paso, Texas, who has been drifting around Los Angeles and San Francisco for several years. The following day, Ramirez was seized in East Los Angeles. Police said he was chased and beaten by a crowd, apparently after trying to steal a car from a woman...
...British don't want to advertise," says Dick Haegeley, chief of the Passport and Citizen's Unit at the American embassy in London, "but they should have a sign when you step off the plane: BEWARE OF PICKPOCKETS." In Paris they are operating in overdrive. Reports of lost and stolen American passports are up as much as 20% compared with last year, and, while Paris' Police Judiciaire has not released figures, it indicates that last year's 44,725 reported picked pockets will be easily surpassed...
Cleaned-out travelers face a number of hassles. Without supporting identification, replacement passports ($42) can take days to process, and airlines may take as long as six months to grant a refund on stolen tickets. Reporting crimes to police, who can display as much apathy as their big-city American counterparts, is still worthwhile. Authorities can help stop credit- card abuse, and will usually issue letters confirming losses for insurance companies. Paris police often recover wallets and purses intact with cards and passports, because most thieves are only looking for ready cash...