The Nation - News from April 8, 1986

Robert L. Moore Jr., who, under the pen name Robin Moore, wrote “The French Connection” and “The Green Berets” and helped to write “The Happy Hooker,” pleaded guilty in federal court in Bridgeport, Conn., to selling fraudulent literary tax shelters. Moore, 61, of Westport, could face a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine when he is sentenced July 1, authorities said. He was charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States.