2016
This Week in History – John DeLorean Arrested for Crime for Which He Was Later Acquitted
Kelly Landers / 0 Comments /The DeLorean time machine is a fictional automobile-based time travel device featured in the Back to the Future franchise. In the feature film series, Dr. Emmett Brown builds a time machine based on a DeLorean DMC-12 car. (Source: Amblin Entertainment)
West Palm Beach criminal defense attorney Kelly V. Landers recalls events of significance that occurred this week in history:
On October 16, 1962, U.S. President John F. Kennedy was informed that spy photographs revealed the construction of nuclear missile bases in Cuba, starting the Cuban Missile Crisis.
On October 17, 1931, American Gangster Al Capone, known as “Scarface” and “Public Enemy #1,” was convicted of income tax evasion.
On October 19, 1982, John DeLorean was arrested on drug trafficking and money laundering charges; a federal jury later found he was entrapped and was acquitted on all charges.
On October 20, 1973, the “Saturday Night Massacre”-President Richard Nixon ordered Attorney General Elliot Richardson to fire Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox; Richardson and DAG William Ruckelshaus resigned instead.
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2nd Annual Lions of Recovery Fundraiser at the Zoo with Alan Schwartz, Mo Maynor and Bill DeMott! To Benefit the Triangle Club!
