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September 20, 2006

Celona back on stand for 6th day

PROVIDENCE -- A day after shouting at a lawyer during his cross-examination, former state Senator John Celona returns to the witness stand this morning for the sixth day.

This morning in U.S. District Court, the lawyer for former Village at Elmhhurst partner Peter J. Sangermano, will have a crack at Celona, the key prosecution witness in the federal corruption case against Sangermano, Robert Urciuoli, Roger Williams Hospital's former president, as well as former hospital vice president Frances P. Driscoll.

Yesterday, intense questioning from Driscoll's lawyer prompted an angry outburst from Celona. (See today's Journal story.)

After Sangermano’s lawyer questions Celona this morning, the government expects to move on to its next witnesses. They are James McGuirk, the lawyer who was involved in seeking an Ethics Commission opinion regarding Celona’s job, and Richard E. Gamache, who was the administrator of Elmhurst Extended Care, the hospital-owned nursing home.

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 7:00 AM | Permalink

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