Princess Irina co-defendant 'Polo' to change plea in eastern Oregon cockfighting case

Article publisher: 
OregonLive.com
Article date: 
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Article category: 
Crime
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It's been exactly one year since Princess Irina Walker, the daughter of the last king of Romania, was indicted on federal charges that she and more than a dozen co-defendants were involved in a cockfighting business in eastern Oregon...

...Apolinar Munoz-Gutierrez, also known as Polo. He has been in custody since his arrest and has an immigration hold.

At least three defendants pleaded guilty in a companion case from Washington state ...

Authorities say the couple staged at least 10 cockfighting derbies...

They have pleaded not guilty.

...trial is set for July 14.

Walker, 61, has lived in Oregon for decades. She is the third daughter of former Romanian