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Sat 03 Mar 2010Egyptian loses appeal on severity of jail term
A FORMER Las Vegas poker dealer has lost his appeal against the severity of a six-year jail sentence handed down to him for demanding money with menace.
The Court of Criminal Appeal yesterday rejected a bid by Essam Eid, an Egyptian national with an address in Nevada, US, to have his sentence reduced, finding the term could not be considered too severe, given the serious nature of the offence.
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