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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...handsome silver-haired businessman stretched out his 6-ft. 4-in., 170-lb. frame on the metal bunk in Cell 2 B4 of "the glass house," the downtown Los Angeles jail where male prostitutes, muggers and murderers are kept in holding pens. Arriving in the custody of FBI agents around 7:30 p.m., too late for Tuesday night's dinner, he disdained the tray of eggs, hash browns and sausage that was eventually offered. Throughout the night, he rarely slept; he just stared at the dank walls of the six-bed cell, which he occupied alone, and at the thick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Bottom Line... Busted | 11/1/1982 | See Source »

Newspapers are not allowed in Cell 2 B4. But De Lorean knew he was back in the news. The tabloid banners, though sensational, were accurate. DE LOREAN NABBED IN COAST COKE BUST blared the New York Daily News. This was no dream. He actually was under arrest and in jail, charged by federal prosecutors with conspiring to acquire 220 lbs. of cocaine in the expectation of making a $50 million profit. Federal investigators described...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Bottom Line... Busted | 11/1/1982 | See Source »

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