DeBartolo Recounts Passing Cash Directly to Ex-Governor From: The Washington Post | Date: March 28, 2000 | Copyright 2000 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Former San Francisco 49ers owner Eddie J. DeBartolo Jr. testified today that he paid former Louisiana governor Edwin W. Edwards $400,000 in 1997 to guarantee that there would be no problems with his application for a riverboat casino license.

A day after Edwards allegedly picked up the money from DeBartolo's car at the San Francisco airport, the Louisiana gambling board unanimously awarded a license to DeBartolo.

DeBartolo's testimony has been the most anticipated in Edwards's fe...

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