Russell McLaughlin

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Charge:	Tax Evasion (including income tax evasion)
Sentence:	Exonerated After Conviction But Prior to Sentencing
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Year Crime:	1988
Year Convicted:	1996
Year Cleared:	1998
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Pennsylvania - Federal Case
County or Region of Crime:	Philadelphia
City of Crime:	Philadelphia
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Mark McLaughlin and Russell McLaughlin were brothers and codefendants wrongly convicted of federal income tax evasion in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Russell McLaughlin was acquitted after a retrial in November 1998. On March 16, 2000 the trial judge granted Mark McLaughlin's motion for a new trial based on the prosecution's failure to disclose exculpatory evidence. On May 5, 2000, the U.S. Attorney's Office's motion to dismiss the charges was granted."
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Innocence Proved By:	"Russell McLaughlin was acquitted after a retrial in November 1998. On May 5, 2000, the U.S. Attorney's Office's motion to dismiss the charges was granted."
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Russell McLaughlin, The National Registry of Exonerations"
Information Location 1:	https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3459
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Russell McLaughlin

Charge:

Tax Evasion (including income tax evasion)

Sentence:

Exonerated After Conviction But Prior to Sentencing

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

1988

Year Convicted:

1996

Year Cleared:

1998

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Pennsylvania - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

Philadelphia

City of Crime:

Philadelphia

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"Russell McLaughlin was acquitted after a retrial in November 1998. On May 5, 2000, the U.S. Attorney's Office's motion to dismiss the charges was granted."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Russell McLaughlin, The National Registry of Exonerations"

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https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3459

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