NEW ORLEANS -- Edwin W. Edwards, a former four-term Louisianagovernor who twice escaped conviction in federal racketeering trials,was indicted yesterday on charges of running a "corrupt enterprise"involving riverboat gambling licenses in the state.
Edwards's son, Baton Rouge attorney Stephen Edwards, and fourother associates of the flamboyant political leader were also namedin a 34-count indictment handed up in US District Court in BatonRouge.
With characteristic bravado, Edwards appeared at the courthouseand declared, "It's less than I expected. I'm not charged at allwith the Oklahoma City bombing."Faced with a sentence of up to 350 years if convicted, the …
Louisiana's ex-governor is indicted Edwin W. Edwards faces federal charges in casino corruption caseNEW ORLEANS -- Edwin W. Edwards, a former four-term Louisianagovernor who twice escaped conviction in federal racketeering trials,was indicted yesterday on charges of running a "corrupt enterprise"involving riverboat gambling licenses in the state.
Edwards's son, Baton Rouge attorney Stephen Edwards, and fourother associates of the flamboyant political leader were also namedin a 34-count indictment handed up in US District Court in BatonRouge.
With characteristic bravado, Edwards appeared at the courthouseand declared, "It's less than I expected. I'm not charged at allwith the Oklahoma City bombing."Faced with a sentence of up to 350 years if convicted, the …
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