Celona's cross-examination came after he took the stand for the third day in the corruption trial of Urciuoli, Frances P. Driscoll, both former hospital executives, and Peter J. Sangermano Jr. They are charged with stealing his honest services as a state senator.

Egbert opened by showing Celona an Operation Clean Government list of lawmakers, which listed his occupation as a consultant to the Village at Elmhurst. Egbert also produced a Rhode Island Government Owner’s Manual, which also listed Celona’s occupation as a consultant to the Village.

"Surely you weren’t keeping your relationship with the Village a secret?’’ asked Egbert.

"No,’’ answered Celona.

"And certainly it was no secret that the Village had a relationship with Roger Williams Medical Center?’’

Celona replied that he wasn’t sure that "people on the street’’ knew. Egbert countered with a photograph of a sign outside The Village at Elmhurst, identifying it as a partner with Roger Williams.

Egbert also confronted Celona with a 1998 Providence Journal article that described his consulting job, and a memo that Celona wrote to Urciuoli in 2000 regarding a meeting with two WJAR-Channel 10 television reporters, in which Celona said he professed his "loyalties’’ to Roger Williams.

"That’s the dirty deal here – you didn’t want anybody to know you’re loyal to Roger Williams, right?’’ demanded Egbert.

"My loyalties weren’t secret – my employment was,’’ said Celona, who had testified that while his contract was with the Village, he didn’t tell people about his real work for the hospital, including on legislative matters.

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