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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 29, 1978
Pages
p. C3 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 29, 1978
Pages
p. C3 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Call, Nanci Susan
Torres, Anthony Michael
Item ID
25624AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A federal judge overturned several charges in the case of Arcadia man George Torres, 52, accused of running his Numero Uno grocery store chain in Los Angeles like an organized crime ring. He had been convicted of racketeering charges, solicitation of murder and multiple tax and fraud charges when prosecutors came forward with new evidence that appeared to exonerate him on the more serious charges. Torres was released from federal custody after being held without bail for two years.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A7
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Grocery Stores
Torres, George
Item ID
31704AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 26, 1973
Pages
p. C1 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 26, 1973
Pages
p. C1 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Lutgen, Denise Marie
Tate, Gary Michael
Item ID
24063AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 1, 1972
Pages
p. 10 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 1, 1972
Pages
p. 10 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Holladay, Donna Collier
Manning, DeWitt Morgan III
Item ID
23748AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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George Torres, of Arcadia, was convicted of 55 felony counts, including racketeering, "honest services" mail fraud, and wire fraud, conspiring to harbor illegal immigrants and tax charges. The jury also found that Torres solicited the 1994 murder of a gang member who demanded a "tax" from a Numero Uno Market. George Torres owned eleven Numero Uno grocery stores in some of the region's poorest neighborhoods.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 2009
Pages
p. A8
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 2009
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Numero Uno Markets
Racketeering
Torres, George
Item ID
31633AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A U.S. District judge overturned convictions for bribery, mail, wire and tax fraud and harboring illegal immigrants, against George Torres, 52, of Arcadia, the former owner of Numero Uno supermarket chain. The judge threw out the more serious convictions for racketeering, conspiracy and solicitation of murder, back in June. Torres has been set free after 2 years in custody.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31722
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2009
Pages
p. A5
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2009
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Business owners
Crime and Criminals
Grocery Stores
Supermarkets
Torres, George
Trials
Item ID
31919AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 22, 1977
Pages
p. C3 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 22, 1977
Pages
p. C3 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Livingstone, Barbara Kay
Robinson, Douglas Greg
Item ID
25413AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 19, 1972
Pages
p. 14 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 19, 1972
Pages
p. 14 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Robinson, Linda E.
Yates, Sidney Dean
Item ID
23807AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 29, 1973
Pages
p. 7 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 29, 1973
Pages
p. 7 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Baxter, Marsha Ann
Robinson, Curtis E.
Item ID
23976AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 3, 1976
Pages
p. C2
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 3, 1976
Pages
p. C2
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Hallman, Sandra
Long, John
Item ID
25012AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 1, 1976
Pages
p. C2
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 1, 1976
Pages
p. C2
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Hallman, Sandra
Long, John
Item ID
25069AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 10, 1971
Pages
p. 13
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 10, 1971
Pages
p. 13
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Robinson, Shareese Ann
Adorno, Frank Joseph, Jr.
Item ID
23350AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 16, 1971
Pages
p. 19 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 16, 1971
Pages
p. 19 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Reeves, Sandra
Addington, William C.
Item ID
23185AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 20, 1971
Pages
p. 18 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 20, 1971
Pages
p. 18 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Brubaker, Sandra Lynne
Gonnering, Russell Stephen
Item ID
23363AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 27, 1974
Pages
p. C2 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 27, 1974
Pages
p. C2 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Grannemann, Sandra kay
Queen, Bruce Glenn
Item ID
24333AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 30, 1974
Pages
p. A9 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 30, 1974
Pages
p. A9 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Barber, Sandra Lynn
Short, Carl Glenn
Item ID
24339AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 11, 1975
Pages
p. D3
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 11, 1975
Pages
p. D3
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Green, Sandra Lee
Allen, Richard Eugene
Item ID
24737AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 26, 1970
Pages
p. 21 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 26, 1970
Pages
p. 21 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Gragg, Sandra Katherine
Sherman, Craig Barton
Item ID
22855AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 20, 1970
Pages
p. 10 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 20, 1970
Pages
p. 10 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
King, Sandra Kay
Drew, Theodore Richard
Item ID
22897AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 24, 1971
Pages
p. 7
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 24, 1971
Pages
p. 7
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Fish, Sandra Kay
Sims, Wayne R.
Item ID
23012AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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