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A former federal prosecutor was acquitted Wednesday of withholding evidence from the defense during the nation’s first major terrorism trial after the Sept. 11 attacks.
The government said Richard Convertino wanted so badly to win convictions in the case that he broke the law. But Convertino’s lawyers insisted he did nothing wrong and had no reason to hide evidence against four North African men accused of operating a “sleeper” terrorist cell.
The jury also acquitted Harry Smith III, a former State Department investigator.
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Items compiled from Tribune news services.
