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Something that has been lost in the GOP's media circus over Judge Samuel
Alito's wife, Martha-Ann, having her pre-meditated weeping "breakdown"
during Sen. Lindsey Graham's pre-planned line of questioning. The families of
gangsters and thugs often cry when their loved ones are outed as the despicable
scoundrels they truly are.
To Tell The Truth: Would the real Tiny Tears please
stand up?
MSNBC, Sept. 19, 2005. Ex-Tyco executives get up to 25 years in prison.
"Family members wept in the gallery as the sentences were imposed. Kozlowski
was led out of the front of the courtroom in handcuffs as his wife quietly sobbed
from a bench three rows back."
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The Republic, Springfield, MA, Mar. 1, 2005 -- "Former
Police Commission Chairman Gerald A. Phillips could face more than
a year in prison after being convicted yesterday with three co-defendants in
a no-show jobs scheme at a taxpayer-financed job training agency . . . Also
convicted yesterday were Giuseppe Polimeni, 53, of Springfield, on 11 fraud
and obstruction charges . . . Polimeni, whose face sagged as the guilty verdicts
were read, remained dry-eyed while his wife wept in the gallery, and later,
while waiting for the elevator."
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Orlando Sentinel, Nov. 5, 1998. McCorkle
Found Guilty, Collapses, Convicted On 151 Charges. "Deliberating
just nine hours, a federal court jury Nov. 4 convicted William J. McCorkle of
fraud and money-laundering. When the jury announced its verdict, his wife wept
uncontrollably . . ."
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San Diego Union-Tribune, July 19, 2005, Councilmen Guilty.
"San Diego Councilmen Michael Zucchet and Ralph Inzunza were convicted
of conspiracy, extortion and fraud yesterday in a surprisingly swift verdict
by a federal jury that dealt another body blow to a City Hall already staggering
from a pension fund scandal, a vacancy in the mayor's office and eroding public
confidence . . . Zucchet declined to comment after the verdict. He appeared
wan and shaken in the minutes after the court session ended, hugging friends,
family and supporters inside and outside Miller's courtroom. Several wept."
