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Judical Panel Keeps Seal on Grand Jury’s Probe of $220 Million Contract

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· Story link A three judge panel in Hartford ruled that testimony by former Gov. John Rowland and other grand…

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A three judge panel in Hartford ruled that testimony by former Gov. John Rowland and other grand jury witnesses about a $220 million trash authority deal with Enron Corp. can remain sealed. Newspapers sued to get the report after one judge reported that he found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing in the testimony. (5/9/05)

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