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May 20, 2008

CVS trial: Celona to return to stand

PROVIDENCE -- The CVS corruption trial resumes today for a seventh day of testimony.

The lone witness is expected to be former state Sen. John Celona of North Providence.

Celona, who is serving 2-1/2 years in federal prison for selling his office to CVS as well as Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and Roger Williams Medical Center, is cooperating with the government and is the prosecution’s star witness at this trial.

He will likely be on the stand for several days, depending on how long lawyers for the two defendants, former CVS executive John Kramer and Carlos Ortiz, take to cross-examine him.

Read about yesterday's testimony.

Posted by Andrea Panciera  at 7:02 AM | Permalink

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