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| | Gary Fortune 07 16 03 News Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) |
 | | The affidavit filed in support of the criminal complaint alleges that on July 14, 2003, in Rock Island County, Illinois, Fortune sold at least six firearms that he knew to be stolen. |
 | | The affidavit alleges that prior to July 13, 2003, approximately 30 firearms, with an estimated value of $25,000, including handguns, rifles and shotguns, were stolen from a gun vault during the burglary of a building at a residence in rural Henry County, near Geneseo, Illinois. |
 | | Under the law, each defendant is entitled to a fair trial at which time it will be the burden of the government to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. |
| www.usdoj.gov /usao/ilc/press/2003/july/071603fortune.html (348 words) |
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