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The Ted Williams rings caper is nearing its conclusion. After being found guilty of "transporting stolen merchandise across state lines," Rodney Nichols will be sentenced Nov. 5 for his role in selling memorabilia that he felt John-Henry Williams, Ted's son, had relinquished. Nichols' sentence will range from probation and no jail time to a prison term of 18 months. He already has been sentenced to a lifetime of betrayal from a person who was his best friend in college. Nichols is the latest victim to learn that it's impossible to fight John Henry Williams, much less beat him, as long as his ailing Dad, who just turned 80, is alive. People have so much admiration, respect and empathy for one of baseball's two greatest living legends (along with Joe DiMaggio), that victims either won't go after him or the judicial and law enforcement systems blindly protect him. Phone calls to John-Henry Williams during the preparation for this story were not returned. He did react to accounts of business dealings on behalf of his father in the Boston Globe. Sources in this article, many of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity, were either closely involved in the ring case or former close associates or employees of Williams.
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