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November 25, 2005

Bureau of Prisons: Potter hasn't reported yet

Former Lincoln Park executive Nigel Potter, scheduled to begin his prison sentence today, was not in prison as of late this afternoon, a U.S. Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman said.

"He's not in a Bureau of Prisons facility right now," spokeswoman Carly Wilson said at about 4:05 p.m. Earlier today, she said that Potter was "in transit."

Potter, a British citizen, and co-defendant Daniel Bucci were convicted of conspiring to bribe former House Speaker John B. Harwood, with a plan to make payments to Harwood's law partner, in order to get more slot machines at the dog track and gaming facility and block a proposed Narragansett Indian casino.

Potter was supposed to begin serving his three-year sentence at 2 p.m. today at the Allenwood low-security prison in White Deer, Pa.

Bucci reported to Fort Devens prison camp in Ayer, Mass., at 12:46 p.m. today to start serving his sentence of three years and five months.

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