U.S. Woman Freed by Nigeria
American businesswoman Marie Lee McBroom was acquitted today of six charges of illegally exporting oil from Nigeria--offenses that could have resulted in the death penalty.
McBroom, 59, of Jersey City, N.J., was freed after the acquittal and went to the U.S. Embassy, where officials refused reporters access to her. The prosecution had charged that McBroom’s firm, Palm International, never registered with the state petroleum corporation as a company dealing in oil and that it engaged in a series of deals to export petroleum products.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
