Reply #4: These TPM articles might shed some historical light on these proceedings.

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http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/bingo_bribery/


Update late today:

"..... federal prosecutors indicated Monday that they'll give it another go on the charges that weren't unanimously acquitted. A judge has scheduled a new trial for October...."

- Former U.S. Attorney Doug Jones, who briefly represented a casino owner who pleaded guilty, told the Associated Press that the case was a "disaster" for the Justice Department, which had touted their case as a "full-scale" bribery scheme that was "astonishing in scope."

"The government hoisted its flag and walked away with nothing," he said


- One of the federal prosecutors involved in the case, Brenda Morris, was also involved in the botched prosecution of the late Sen. Ted Stevens. Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer, who heads the Justice Department's Criminal Division, previously defended Morris as one of the "excellent" lawyers on the team.



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http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/08/after_major_setback_feds_set_to_retry_alabama_pols_casino_owner_in_bingo_bribery_case_in_october.php?ref=fpb



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