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"Sean is not the stereotypical cop who is kind of intimidating, but rather a friendly and down-to-earth kind of guy that you would want to be friends with, " David Hou, an MIT sophomore, told CNN.
CNN: Slain MIT cop: 'He was born to be a police officer'
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"It's prejudicial, " Gerald Lefcourt, an attorney for Ms. Hou, said in an interview.
WSJ: Trial Pits Liu's Aide, Ex-Backers
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They and 16 other young birds had just been transferred from the kakapo stronghold of Codfish Island (Whenua Hou), an island right at the bottom of New Zealand, to Chalky Island (Te Kakahu) in Fiordland.
BBC: NEWS | Science/Nature | Rare birds killed by deadly bug
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Mr. Pan and Ms. Hou denied wrongdoing and are exploring an appeal of the jury's verdict, according to their attorneys.
WSJ: New York City Comptroller Liu Defends Campaign
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Federal investigators arrested Mr. Pan in the fall of 2011 and months later Ms. Hou, on charges that they participated in an illegal scheme to funnel thousands of dollars to Mr. Liu's campaign.
WSJ: New York City Comptroller Liu Defends Campaign
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Ms. Hou and Mr. Pan were indicted in April 2012 and charged in an alleged scheme to defraud the city of campaign-matching funds through the use of straw donors.
WSJ: Guilty Verdicts in Liu Trial
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The jurors also heard lawyers for Liu's ex-campaign treasurer, Jia "Jenny" Hou, and former fundraiser Xing "Oliver" Wu Pan portray them as political neophytes caught in the crossfire of an overzealous corruption investigation of Liu's campaign finances.
WSJ: NY jury begins hearing case against Liu aides