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December 23, 2010

NYT – Mike Espy appearing on Ivory Coast TV and serving as ‘liaison’ for regime

American Lobbyists Work for Ivorian Leader As the United States continued to push for President Laurent Gbagbo of Ivory Coast to step down, two former Clinton administration officials were trying to present Mr. Gbagbo, who has clung to power despite international condemnation, in a more sympathetic light. Michael Espy, the former agriculture secretary who is…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
December 23, 2010

Jerry Burke sentence: 34 months for illegal tobacco scheme

Burke sentence: 34 months for illegal tobacco scheme Jerry Burke of Tupelo will report to prison Jan. 22 to spend a 34-month term for his part in a multi-state scheme to sell black-market cigarettes. Burke, 68, also was ordered to pay $525,000 restitution to the Department of Revenue and the attorney general’s office of South…