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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...

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