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REGISTER COVERS BACHELOR'S LIBRARY TAX INDICTMENT

March 16, 2005

In today's online edition of The Des Moines Register:

D.M. man indicted in smut case
Authorities say Des Moines was a regional hub for a smut-peddling enterprise that led this week to federal indictments against seven people in four states.

The charges include racketeering, obscenity violations and nonpayment of sales tax from video arcades found in adult bookstores.

A federal grand jury in Dallas on Monday indicted a Des Moines man, Arthur Morris Boten, who they say is connected to a Colorado company that owns adult bookstores in 18 states.

Goalie Entertainment Holdings Inc. and its owner, Edward Wedelstedt, divided operations into regions, according to court documents. The Midwest region had its headquarters in Des Moines

A Houston TV news site has this photo of the alleged kingpin:

Edward Wedelstedt