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6 January 2009

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Coin dealers win slander suit - Ledger-Enquirer

Andrew O’Connell is accused of stealing coins from Joe and Tammy Barnes and is scheduled for trial in November. The Barneses, however, owe O’Connell and his father close to $200,000 for slandering them by saying they stole their rare coins, a civil jury found last week.

All this begs the question — what’s going on?

“Our contention is the civil case and criminal case are independent of each other,” said Assistant District Attorney Shelly Faulk. “It’s our intention to proceed.”

Read article: Coin dealers win slander suit - Ledger-Enquirer

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