"We'll have to plead our case one way or the other, but I think we can beat the rap, " Mr Deeley said.

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Holder told reporters, "If this bill becomes law, people like John Gotti, who beat the rap at his first trials, and John Hinckley and John DeLorean, who were also acquitted, could wind up with big taxpayer checks".

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The former Heisman Trophy winner and sportscaster beat the criminal rap in 1995 in Los Angeles, but is now doing time in Nevada for attempting to take back his football memorabilia from collectors in Las Vegas at gunpoint.

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