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Article: It's time for jury to decide which face of Petters is the real one.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
- Article date:
- October 28, 2009
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Byline: JON TEVLIN; STAFF WRITER
When jury selection starts today in the Tom Petters trial in St. Paul, a cross-section of Minnesotans will be asked whether they believe the good-looking entrepreneur standing in front of them, a guy who once owned Polaroid and an airline and gave millions to charity, could knowingly cheat friends and acquaintances out of $3 billion for more than a decade.
For most honest people, it's a difficult concept to grasp. Because inside us are mechanisms that punish us when we do something illegal or immoral. Call it a conscience, or guilt. Call it a soul.
The jury in the Petters trial will not likely be trying to ...