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Nicaragua Jailed American

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2012 file photo, U.S citizen Jason Puracal, left, attends his appeals hearing in handcuffs in Granada, Nicaragua. Puracal, jailed for nearly two years on money-laundering and drug charges in Nicaragua, will be freed after a court unanimously upheld his appeal, his lawyer said Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. Attorney Fabbrith Gomez said the appeals court vacated the charges against Puracal, 35, of Tacoma, Washington, and ordered him released immediately. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2012 file photo, U.S citizen Jason Puracal, left, attends his appeals hearing in handcuffs in Granada, Nicaragua. Puracal, jailed for nearly two years on money-laundering and drug charges in Nicaragua, will be freed after a court unanimously upheld his appeal, his lawyer said Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. Attorney Fabbrith Gomez said the appeals court vacated the charges against Puracal, 35, of Tacoma, Washington, and ordered him released immediately. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)

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