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Financier Tied to Burkle Nears Plea Deal

Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog ... found this 9/9/2008 on online.wsj.com

Raffaello Follieri, the 30-year-old Italian entrepreneur who has attracted attention for business dealings with billionaire Ron Burkle, is near an agreement to plead guilty to fraud and money-laundering charges in his federal criminal case, according to people familiar with the matter. ...