'Iraqgate' prosecutor known as a maverick

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Attorney General William P. Barr has appointed Frederick B. Lacey, a former federal judge, to be the special prosecutor in charge of investigating the Department of Justice's handling of the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL) case and the turf war between the CIA and the Justice Department. Christopher P. Drogoul, former manager of the BNL's Atlanta branch, has been charged with violating bank regulations with his billion-dollar loans to Iraq. The CIA has admitted keeping documents suggesting Italian government knowledge of the matter from prosecutors.

Investigations, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, United States. Central Intelligence Agency, Foreign loans, Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, Lacey, Frederick B.

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Braniff whiz kid is tried for alleged scam: prosecutors say he ran airline despite feds' ban; he says activities were aboveboard

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Scot Spencer's continued involvement with the former Braniff Intl Airlines despite a May 1991 government order barring that activity has led him into court facing serious charges. Spencer, 31, has a long history of involvement with airlines and of legal trouble. The government order was due to his criminal record, which then included writing bad checks, drivers license suspensions, and a charge of theft by deception. His 1994 indictment involved charges of lying and faking his identity, and of receiving kickbacks from an ad agency.

Scheduled Airlines, Scheduled Air Transportation, Air Transportation, Scheduled, And Air Courier Services, Cases, Airlines, Fraud, Spencer, Scot, Braniff International Corp.

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A hostile environment for unanimous juries? Total agreement in the jury room is an extravagance, say critics

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Presidential candidate and CA Governor Pete Wilson has moved to the fore of a national movement favoring less than unanimous jury verdicts in felony trials. Such a system, requiring only 10 of 12 jurors to agree, is already in place in OR and LA, and England, birthplace of the jury system, dropped unanimity in the 1960s. Critics of unanimity say many obstructionist jurors set criminals free, but their opponents claim few cases now end in hung juries - about 5%, many observers say, though modern figures are unavailable.

Social aspects, United Kingdom, Analysis, California, Discrimination in criminal justice administration, Criminal justice discrimination, Jury, Juries, states

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