The Nation - News from May 27, 1988

Jury selection was completed in the fraud and perjury trial in Phoenix of former Arizona Gov. Evan Mecham, removed from office nearly two months ago by a Senate court of impeachment. Mecham and his brother, Willard, are charged with violating state financial disclosure laws for allegedly concealing a $350,000 campaign loan from Tempe, Ariz., developer and attorney Barry Wolfson. Jury selection, which had been expected to last 10 days, was completed exactly a week after the May 19 start of the trial.