Lincoln Park
Case Goes to Jurors
As reported by the Providence
Journal: "Where's the beef?
"Daniel Bucci's lawyer asked that
question yesterday in assailing the bribery-conspiracy
case that prosecutors have presented against Lincoln
Park's former general manager and his British boss,
Nigel Potter.
"In a closing argument Wednesday, a federal
prosecutor had said Lincoln Park stood to make millions
from additional video slot machines if it paid $1
million to former House Speaker John B. Harwood's
law firm.
"…In his closing argument yesterday,
Bucci's lawyer, Anthony M. Traini, told jurors:
'The only connection to hamburgers in this case
is the old Wendy's commercial: Where's the beef?
There's nothing in this case. All there is is reasonable
doubt.'
"The jury began deliberating yesterday afternoon
after listening to closing arguments from Traini
and a Lincoln Park lawyer. Jurors also heard the
prosecution's rebuttal and received instructions
from U.S. District Judge Mary M. Lisi. Deliberations
are to resume at 9 this morning.
"Lincoln Park, Bucci and Potter are charged
with conspiring to bribe Harwood with up to $4 million
over five years to add more video slots and to block
a Narragansett Indian casino. A jury deadlocked
on most charges in a trial that concluded in February,
and the retrial had been moved from Providence to
Worcester because of publicity…"
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