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« Foxwoods Resort Casino lays off 200 workers | Today | Obama, Clinton almost in Unity, small N.H. town / Photo » June 27, 2008U.S. Attorney: Celona won't testify at execs' retrialPROVIDENCE -- Federal prosecutors say they don't plan to call disgraced former state Sen. John Celona as a witness in the retrial of two former hospital executives accused of corruption. Prosecutors in new court papers say they don't intend to involve Celona provided they can use the same documents as in the first trial. Celona testified against the former executives of the Roger Williams Medical Center convicted of paying him for legislative favors. Those convictions have since been overturned. Celona was accused of lying on the stand in a separate federal corruption trial of two former CVS executives who were acquitted last month of bribing Celona. Prosecutors have admitted they couldn't be sure what his testimony was going to be. Read more about the federal investigation dubbed Operation Dollar Bill. -- The Associated Press Posted by Mike McKinney Commentsphilip | June 27, 2008 5:36 PM link Well said, Philip! Henry | June 28, 2008 10:23 AM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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If Urciuoli walks (and then goes after the hospital for pension, etc.) this will all be on the head of the judge who erred with respect to admissible evidence. Then there's the judge who erred in the Pona trial. Then there's the judge whose bizarre definition of "public nuisance" will sink the lead paint trial. Because of their errors millions of dollars are wasted, and peoples time, and some scoundrels (e.g. Urciuoli) are spared their just punishment, while some innocent industries are raped by Attorney Generals who mimic ambulance chasers.
Who judges the judges and why is there so much retrying of cases in RI. It is fair to ask what are the credentials of our judges and why are they making so many errors.