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Bruce Rich, at left, is serving a life sentence for killing his parents. He is leading the fight for kosher food in Florida prisons
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Ana Alliegro, the Miami woman at the center of the federal corruption investigation involving former congressman David Rivera, is living in a small town outside of Managua.
Bruce Rich, at left, is serving a life sentence for killing his parents. He is leading the fight for kosher food in Florida prisons
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