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By MILT SOSIN most a certainty that this grand jury in Miami for j
° 14401 Newt eman.r elderly and•seriously inde- failing to answer a subpena,
Aging Meyer Lansky, rc- fendant will never be well was reversed In June by the
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puted uaderword financial enough to undergo the ri- U. S. Fifth Circuit Court of
wizard, will neer stand gore of the trial of this Appeals. I ° o
trial on charges of failing to complex case." he judge sail six other .
disclose his financial inter- men indicted with Lanek• '
Foest int Las Vegas casino,a ernmentleyofused the gov- in Nevada by a federal
federal judge says. being"unrealis• grand jury in February1972 ' o
U.S. District Court Judge t'� and said the prosrcu+ either have c•ntcndleas i
Roger Foley declined to die• tion lacks "the courage to p
dismiss this case because of and been sentenced or have
miss the charges against had the charges against
the "—year•old L„nsky in the reputed association of them dismissed. •
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Las Vegasyesterday. But Meyer Lansky with "rgan•
° Foley said the case"will lie ized crime for many years." Foley had been asked by
dormant on the calendar Lansky,who lives at the dismLaniss
s ate chargeseys eser to '
until either the defers- Imperial House, 5255 Col- gtss the he j
dant dies or government lips Ave.,Miami Beach,had grantcasea continuance in the
men. Ndting ."..the govern-
4 counsel acts responsibly no comment on Judge Fu- mann had not'opposed pre.
and dismisses.the indict- ley's action, a source close v'aus motions for a contin- i
maul" • to the underworld figure ° `
° Foley said Lansky's rated= said. His only federal con- ing the and currentwas oneot of leyos- ,
ing one,assume"
ical records show "it is al- viction, of contempt of a said it was'lair to assume"
the government would not ;
oppose future mations.
Lansky was in•iicted,
with Miami Beach hotelmen I
hen and Vee eral i 0
tt,� a nshur az: several t
othe.- persons, on charges I—
of co,rpiring to conceal his
o intcres'. in the Flamingo
o 0 Hotel casino, contrary to
o Nevada law.
Cohen and 'ansburgh, in
o the same inciedment, were
O charged with "skimming'
o millions of dollars a. year e
from the Flamingo opera•
tion. L a n s k y was n"t
charged with the skimming,
a term meaning the con-
cealment of profits on
which no taxes are paid.
Cohen, 65, and Laos-
burgh,57,pleaded guilty tlfr
0 conspiracy charges and in
° April 1973 were scnter.^ed O 0
to one year in prison.They
*ere released after serving
flout four months.
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