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Thomas P. Puccio dies at 67; prosecutor won convictions in Abscam scandal
Thomas P. Puccio, a former federal prosecutor who won the convictions of several members of Congress in the Abscam bribery scandal in the early 1980s and later became a prominent defense lawyer who secured for socialite Claus von Bulow an acquittal in his...Tags: Family, Fordham University, Marriage, Organized Crime, The Washington Post
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PASSINGS: Snooky Young, Jeff Gralnick
Snooky Young
Jazz trumpeter in 'Tonight Show' band
Snooky Young, 92, a jazz trumpeter whose long career included working with big bands led by Jimmie Lunceford and Count Basie as well as a lengthy stint with NBC's "Tonight Show" band, died Wednesday...Tags: Lionel Hampton, Entertainment, ABC (tv network), Count Basie, Benny Carter
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Mortimer Sackler dies at 93; arts patron was co-owner of Purdue Pharma
Dr. Mortimer D. Sackler, the psychiatrist who with his brothers bought a small pharmaceutical company and turned it into a major player in the industry by developing the powerful and controversial painkiller OxyContin, died March 24 in Gstaad,...Tags: Judaism, Cornell University, Psychiatry, Social Issues, Greenwich Village
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