Simpson, 70, is incarcerated at Nevada’s Lovelock Correctional Facility for robbing two memorabilia dealers at a Las Vegas casino hotel back in 2007.
Prosecutors said he led a ragtag group of armed friends into the ill-fated heist. Simpson claimed he never saw a gun and only wanted to retrieve family heirlooms stolen by a former manager.
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The former football star was sentenced to nine to 33 years in 2008. He has already served more than eight years and hopes the parole board will let him walk free in October.
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One of his victims, collectibles broker Alfred Beardsley, died in 2015. The other, Bruce Fromong, is expected to attend the proceeding and show support for Simpson’s release.
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