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IN RE MAURY SANTIAGO

No. 76-1079.

533 F.2d 727 (1976)

In re Edgar MAURY SANTIAGO, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 16, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Schater, with whom Juan R. Acevedo, Hato Rey, P.R., was on brief, for appellant.

Julio Morales Sanchez, U. S. Atty., San Juan, P.R., with whom Jorge Rios Torres, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Juan, P.R., was on brief, for appellee.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, and McENTEE and CAMPBELL, Circuit Judges.

COFFIN, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from the district court's order holding Edgar Maury Santiago in civil contempt pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1826(a), for his refusal to answer questions before a grand jury. The grand jury investigation concerned the theft of 3,650 pounds of explosive material known as Iremite from a warehouse in Puerto Rico in July, 1974. When first brought before the grand jury, Maury refused to answer any questions except as to his identity...

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