Roanoke Times
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DATE: FRIDAY, June 11, 1993                   TAG: 9306110107
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A4   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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DATELINE: NEW YORK                                LENGTH: Short

JUDGE CUTS HELMSLEY'S 4-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE

A federal judge trimmed Helmsley's four-year prison sentence for tax evasion to 30 months on Thursday. With time off for good behavior, Helmsley, 72, could be out of her Danbury, Conn., cell in January 1994. She will have served 21 months.

U.S. District Judge Thomas Griesa said he was moved to reduce her jail term when the U.S. Parole Commission twice turned down her bids for early release. - Associated Press