Person: Viva Taylor

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Murder accused was ‘pawn’ in US election battle

AN Irishman at the centre of a high profile “booze cruise” death in the United States believes prosecutors wanted to put him in jail for life to show they were tough on crime in the run up to an election.

Mon, 19 Apr, 2004

One moment he was partying, the next he was in jail charged with murder

LIFE was good for William Monaghan in late 2002.

Mon, 19 Apr, 2004

Jury out in case of man accused of San Francisco murder

TWELVE jury members were last night deliberating on the fate of an Irishman who faces 25 years to life in a United States jail after being accused of murder.

Wed, 11 Jun, 2003