-Caveat Lector- "Tucker has been out of the country on business." <http://www.newsday.com/ap/text/topnews/ap143.htm> Whitewater Fraud Conviction Upheld LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- A federal appeals court upheld former Gov. Jim Guy Tucker's Whitewater fraud conviction Tuesday, rejecting his claim that a juror at his 1996 trial was biased. Tucker has already completed his 18-month sentence under house arrest and was fighting only to clear his name. Tucker claimed that juror Renee Johnson was biased by her marriage to Charles Hayes a week into the trial. Tucker had denied Hayes clemency on a 40-year sentence for a drug conviction. Hayes' uncle was also an enemy of Tucker's, having distributed crude political fliers ridiculing him. Although she had lived with Hayes and their child for years, Johnson did not list Hayes in a juror questionnaire that asked about criminal cases involving family members. She said she did not consider Hayes a relative until they married. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at St. Louis ruled that Johnson had not necessarily been dishonest. Elizabeth Robben Murray, a lawyer for Tucker, said his legal team was disappointed and had not consulted with Tucker on a possible appeal. Tucker has been out of the country on business. Tucker was convicted with former President Clinton's Whitewater business partners James and Susan McDougal. James McDougal died in prison in 1998 and Mrs. McDougal served 2 1/2 months of a 24-month prison term. She also served 18 months on a contempt citation after refusing to talk to a grand jury. Clinton granted her a pardon last month, but denied Tucker's request for one. AP-NY-02-27-01 1932EST< ================================================================= Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF: *Michael Spitzer* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends ================================================================= <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
