U.S. Prosecutors Drop Charges for AIDS-Infected Man

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U.S. Prosecutors Drop Charges for AIDS-Infected Man

Reuters (12/12/95)

U.S. Attorney Robert Pitman announced on Tuesday that a British man who has been charged with receiving millions of dollars stolen from AT&T will not be tried because he has AIDS. Pitman explained, "It's twofold--first it is not humanitarian to send someone for his remaining days to prison, and [second] to house and care for a terminally ill person is very expensive." Bill White, the attorney for Michael Lindsey Faulkner, said that charges against his client were dropped because he agreed to a civil settlement that involved turning over some assets to AT&T. Prosecutors claim that Faulkner's partner wired millions of dollars to U.S. banks, and that Faulkner then withdrew that money and spent it on business and numerous luxury items. Last week, AT&T Global Information Solutions and its London affiliate won a civil judgment against Faulkner for $16 million.

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