Word: multimillion
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Charles B. ("Bart") Bartholomew, in Bryan County, Okla., about 100 miles northeast of Dallas. For roughly $8,000 each, hunters could stand in a fenced field where mountain lions, grizzly bears and other beasts were prodded out of cages into their gunsights. State and federal agents raided the multimillion-dollar operation and arrested Bartholomew. His trial ended last week in a plea bargain; he will spend six months in jail, do 400 hours of community service and forfeit his "preserve" to the state. County district attorney Theresa McGehee says, "I think we've made our statement: we as a society...
...Societe Bic, maker of disposable pens, razors and cigarette lighters, sought to extend its throwaway empire to the epitome of upscale sophistication: French perfume and cologne. The company introduced low-budget plastic atomizers for men and women at newsstands, hair salons and gas stations across Europe and the U.S. Multimillion-dollar ad campaigns touted Bic fragrances as "the naked perfume" and "Paris in your pocket...
...pizza tycoon, who is shifting his attention toward charitable works, felt he could no longer justify spending so much on a personal whim. Said he: "I began thinking, 'My gosh, am I building this out of pride, or what?' " Humility has its limits: he plans to keep his multimillion-dollar auto collection...
...Monsignor John F. Morales forsake the Almighty for the almighty dollar? That's what federal authorities claimed last week, as they put Morales on trial in Hammond, Ind., along with assorted officials of Steelworkers Local 1014, for skimming profits from a multimillion-dollar bingo operation...
...appear in court, Trump and his bondholders hope to limit to a few weeks the time the Taj spends in Chapter 11. But while Trump seems to have put out one fire, he will soon be busy with others. Over the next several weeks, he must make two more multimillion-dollar interest payments -- for Atlantic City's Trump Castle and Manhattan's Plaza Hotel...