The Nation - News from Oct. 31, 1985
A nursing home operator testified in the federal racketeering trial of Gov. Edwin W. Edwards (D-La.) that he paid a close associate of the governor $100,000 in cash for help in getting state certification for two homes. Kevin Gamble said he paid the money to Gus Mijalis after Edwards said he could help obtain certification for facilities that Gamble thought were needed in northern Louisiana.
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