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Criminal

Jul. 3, 2008

Billionaire to Be Tried First for Fraud, Judge Rules

A federal judge in Santa Ana on Tuesday declined prosecutors' request to put Orange County billionaire Henry T. Nicholas III on trial for drug-related charges prior to his trial for stock-options fraud.

By Gabe Friedman
Daily Journal Staff Writer
This article appears on Page 5

      A federal judge in Santa Ana on Tuesday declined prosecutors' request to put Orange County billionaire Henry T. Nicholas III on trial for drug-related charges prior to his trial for stock-options fraud.
      U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney set an April 2009 trial date for Nicholas and William J. Ruehle, both...

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