Automaker charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine

Tuesday, October 19 The 292nd day of the year 73 days left Today in history On October 19, 1982, the automaker John Z. DeLorean is arrested and charged with conspiracy to obtain and distribute 55 pounds of cocaine. DeLorean was acquitted of the drug charges in August 1984, but his legal woes were only beginning. He soon went on trial for fra...

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