61. U.S. authorities see the sovereignty claims as a diversion meant to hide an extensive criminal enterprise. 62. Working together, Markovic and her husband jointly presided over the transformation of the Serbian government into a criminal enterprise. 63. Worked closely with Weissmann and Buell in Brooklyn, where she rose to become chief of the violent criminal enterprises section. 64. A federal jury, however, acquitted the pair of overseeing an ongoing criminal enterprise, the most serious charge they faced. 65. A loss of prestige by the leadership could loosen its hold on its foot soldiers and criminal enterprises. 66. All eight were to be charged with attempted manslaughter, formation of a criminal enterprise and weapons offenses, police said. 67. And he scoffs at critics who say the guerrillas have become little more than a criminal enterprise feeding off the drug trade. 68. Both Falcon and Magluta are charged with running a continuing criminal enterprise and with several smuggling counts. 69. Chandler also was convicted of drug conspiracy, participation in a continuing criminal enterprise, money laundering and a firearms offense. 70. In exchange for his guilty pleas, prosecutors dropped a charge of running a continuous criminal enterprise that could have resulted in a life sentence. |
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