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| Title: | US LA: Fraternity Agrees To Fine In Drinking Death |
| Published On: | 1998-09-01 |
| Source: | Orange County Register (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-07 02:04:49 |
FRATERNITY AGREES TO FINE IN DRINKING DEATH
A college fraternity chapter agreed Monday to pay $22,600 in a plea bargain
stemming from the drinking death of a 20-year-old pledge.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon pleaded no contest to 86 counts of purchasing alcohol
for underage drinkers.
The fraternity agreed to give $8,600 to a campus alcohol-awareness program.
The fraternity also will pay $14,000 to cover half the cost of the
investigation into the death of Louisiana State University student Benjamin
Wynne.
Checked-by: Joel W. Johnson
A college fraternity chapter agreed Monday to pay $22,600 in a plea bargain
stemming from the drinking death of a 20-year-old pledge.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon pleaded no contest to 86 counts of purchasing alcohol
for underage drinkers.
The fraternity agreed to give $8,600 to a campus alcohol-awareness program.
The fraternity also will pay $14,000 to cover half the cost of the
investigation into the death of Louisiana State University student Benjamin
Wynne.
Checked-by: Joel W. Johnson
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