Criminal
Jun. 30, 2009
Details Emerge On Dismissals In Torres Case
Three weeks after federal prosecutors abruptly dropped all racketeering-related charges against supermarket mogul George Torres, details of the jailhouse recordings that led to the charges being dropped emerged in court for the first time Monday.




By Ciaran McEvoy
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES Three weeks after federal prosecutors abruptly dropped all racketeering-related charges against supermarket mogul George Torres, details of the jailhouse recordings that led to the charges being dropped emerged in court for the first time Monday. In the tapes, Raul Del Real, a convicted drug trafficker and ex-Torres confidante, was caught discussing with his brother how he planned to testify...
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES Three weeks after federal prosecutors abruptly dropped all racketeering-related charges against supermarket mogul George Torres, details of the jailhouse recordings that led to the charges being dropped emerged in court for the first time Monday. In the tapes, Raul Del Real, a convicted drug trafficker and ex-Torres confidante, was caught discussing with his brother how he planned to testify...
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