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October 17, 2008

Monkey Photo Fails to Fool Los Angeles Court

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 7:28 a.m. ET

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A California man is headed back to court after
trying to use a photo of his pet monkey alongside a Mexican newspaper
to fool a court commissioner into believing the animal had been sent
south of the border.

David Grigorian had been ordered to surrender his marmoset Cheeta
because he did not have a permit for the animal.

Authorities say the 43-year-old Van Nuys man was in court this week to
show that the monkey was gone.

His proof: a photo of Cheeta beside a recently dated Mexican
newspaper. Red, white and green decorations filled the background.

But Commissioner Thomas Grodin wasn't buying it and Grigorian
eventually admitted that Cheeta was in downtown Los Angeles.

He's agreed to hand Cheeta over to Fish and Game officials.

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Information from: Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com