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Simpson's honors to remain despite robbery rap

Dec. 13, 2008
Many of the honors bestowed on O.J. Simpson for being one of the greatest running backs in history are likely to remain in place, even as he serves a prison sentence for armed robbery and kidnapping.
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LAS VEGAS, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- A prosecutor says O.J. Simpson could have received a shorter prison term had he not rejected plea bargains before his armed robbery and kidnapping conviction.
Fred Goldman: Simpson where he belongs

Fred Goldman: Simpson where he belongs

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Among those in a Nevada courtroom as O.J. Simpson was sentenced Friday was Fred Goldman, whose son was killed along with the former football star's ex-wife.
O.J. Simpson gets prison term for robbery

O.J. Simpson gets prison term for robbery

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Stewart wants Simpson conviction apology

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Clarence Stewart, convicted on robbery charges in Las Vegas along with O.J. Simpson, says he wants an apology from the former football star.

Friend says Simpson is overly optimistic

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- A friend of O.J. Simpson says the incarcerated former football star remains optimistic despite possibly facing life in prison for a Las Vegas robbery.
Jury gets Simpson robbery-kidnap case

Jury gets Simpson robbery-kidnap case

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Victim admits trying to cash in on Simpson

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A sports collectible dealer acknowledged Tuesday he tried to sell his story to "Inside Edition" after an alleged robbery by O.J. Simpson in a Nevada hotel.
Simpson jurors hear opening statements

Simpson jurors hear opening statements

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Prosecutors told jurors in Las Vegas Monday the armed robbery that O.J. Simpson is accused of committing was linked to a 1997 wrongful-death civil judgment.

Ex-Ranger pleads guilty to robbing bank

TACOMA, Wash., May 28 (UPI) -- A former U.S. Army Ranger has pleaded guilty in Tacoma, Wash., to masterminding a 2006 bank robbery.

Tate pleads guilty in pizza robbery

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 1 (UPI) -- Lionel Tate, at one time the youngest person in modern U.S. history to be sentenced to life in prison, pleaded guilty Wednesday to armed robbery.

Armed robbery suspected in deaths of 5

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler