ROANOKE TIMES

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, March 7, 1990                   TAG: 9003072064
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-5   EDITION: EVENING 
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DATELINE: MIAMI                                LENGTH: Short


IDENTITY OF DEFENDANTS WHO PAY CASH ASKED

The Internal Revenue Service, hoping to expose drug kingpins, has served summonses on criminal defense attorneys across the country demanding the names of clients who paid cash for fees exceeding $10,000.

Lawyers argue that such disclosures would violate attorney-client privilege.

-Associated Press



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