The Nation - News from Jan. 17, 1986
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A federal jury in Kansas City, Mo., began deliberating the case of five reputed organized-crime figures accused of skimming $2 million in untaxed gambling profits from two Las Vegas casinos. U.S. District Judge Joseph E. Stevens Jr., who began hearing the case Sept. 23, sent it to jurors after reading them a list of 103 instructions. The panel deliberated an hour before retiring for the night. Earlier, the defense asked the jury to keep in mind reasonable doubt in their consideration of the case.
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