Can't Empty trash because I "do not have sufficient privileges"

I accidentally downloaded a file: masterstarfieldissuing.crl from a internet security site. I put it in the trash which was empty apart from that file. Whenever I try to empty the trash I get the following message: "The operation cannot be continued because you do not have sufficient privileges for some of the items" Then whether I press continue or stop the trash does not empty.
I checked the permissions and make them all Read & Write but that did not make a difference. The file does not appear to be locked. It does not empty whether I give the command to empty by going to Finder/Empty Trash or by clicking on the Empty Trash command in the pop up menu that appears above the Trash icon in the Dock. If anyone has any suggestions about how I can get rid of this file let me know.
Thanks,
erpilgrim

Thanks again. I had tried that before, but it did not work. But now, after I rebooted my computer and the trash is working normally again (before I rebooted I realized that Trash was not able to delete any of the normal types of files I usually delete), DropNuke seems to act properly, at least with normal files. Thanks.
erpilgrim

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