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O.J. Simpson (L) hugs his sister
Carmelita Durio next to his friend Thomas Scotto (R) after he was
convicted on all charges in his Las Vegas kidnapping and robbery trial at
the Clark County Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas Oct. 3, 2008.
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O.J. Simpson, the former football star who was
famously cleared of murder in the 1990s "Trial of the Century", was convicted
along with co-defendant Clarence "C.J." Stewart on the 13th anniversary of his
controversial 1995 acquittal, was ordered jailed by Clark County District Court
Judge Jackie Glass immediately after the verdict. Simpson and Stewart face
sentences of up to life in prison when they are sentenced on Dec. 5.
Simpson case: memorabilia dealer sues
for fraud
BEIJING, Feb. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- A memorabilia dealer who
initially said he was robbed at gunpoint by Simpson during a deal gone wrong
says he was set up and defrauded by Thomas Riccio and is now suing the
collectibles broker.
"Mr. Beardsley feels the whole thing was set up by Mr.
Riccio, and he was lured out there to a false news event," said Jack Neil
Swickard, a lawyer in Newport Beach, California, who filed the lawsuit
Tuesday."It's upset him and he thinks it's wrong."
O.J. Simpson back home on $250,000
bail
BEIJING, Jan. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- O.J. Simpson, the former
U.S. football star acquitted of murdering his wife, returned home in Miami on
Thursday though district judge doubled his bail to 250,000 U.S. dollars
Wednesday.
Tom Scotto, Simpson's friend, raised Simpson's bail with
four other friends. Scotto greeted Simpson after his arrival at Miami
International Airport and escorted him to a waiting sport utility vehicle.
O.J. Simpson suspected in casino hotel
theft
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Las Vegas police have
launched an investigation into a casino theft involving well-known former
football star O. J. Simpson, authorities said on Friday.
Simpson is suspected of stealing sports memorabilia from a
hotel room at the Palace Station Casino in Las Vegas, police said.
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