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...picked a decade ago to be part of the highly trained Airborne Special Forces Group. The unit was sent to the eastern border to battle drug trafficking. But in the late 1990s, Lazcano and more than 30 other members of the special forces began working for drug lord Osiel Cárdenas, head of the Matamoros-based Gulf cartel, which at the time controlled almost one-third of the Mexican drug trade. As Cárdenas' enforcers, protecting drug shipments and rubbing out foes, the gang members--who dubbed themselves Zetas after the radio call name of their original leader...
...summer Dr. Di Ghilini beheld and coveted, in West Hollywood's Old Colony Antique Shop, a throne which appeared to him to be of hammered silver and gold, of the 16th Century or earlier. Summoning his powers of hocuspocus, Dr. Di Ghilini made small purchases, casually asked Joseph Osiel, tall, excitable part owner of the shop, about the throne. It would cost $2,000, said Mr. Osiel. For two weeks Magician Di Ghilini made more purchases, let Mr. Osiel bring his wares to his house. Finally Mr. Osiel brought the throne and his partner Frank Spencer. According...
...years an international art dealer, Benjamin Benguiat, had owned the throne, refused to sell it even for $25,000. But when Benguiat went bankrupt, Dealer Dan Feldman purchased the throne in a lot, priced it at $3,000. Eventually believing it was a jinx, he sold it to Dealer Osiel in another...
When Dr. Di Ghilini learned all this, he resolved to have some fun with Mr. Osiel. The magician persuaded yet another dealer to tell Dealer Osiel that he had a buyer for the throne at $5,000. According to Magician Di Ghilini, Dealer Osiel hotfooted over, offered to buy the throne back from him for $1,000. Dr. Di Ghilini thereupon pretended to go into a trance, told Mr. Osiel of the $5,000 deal. Excited Mr. Osiel rushed to the district attorney, declared that Dr. Di Ghilini had read his mind, hypnotized...
...court went Partners Osiel and Spencer, demanding 1) return of the throne on the ground that Dr. Di Ghilini had not delivered all the pictures he promised; 2) an injunction restraining Dr. Di Ghilini from selling the throne until the case is settled. Last week Osiel and Spencer petitioned the Hollywood court to strike from Dr. Di Ghilini's answer to their charges certain "irrelevancies," notably his reference to the fake trance. Said Mr. Spencer, now convinced the throne was indeed Isabella's, "Like Great Britain, we'll win the last battle." Unconcerned, Dr. Di Ghilini last...