Prosecutor
Tries to Poke Holes in Potter's Claims
A federal prosecutor tried
Thursday to discredit a British gambling executive's
claim that he knew nothing about the role of the
speaker of the Rhode Island House when he allegedly
conspired to offer him a $4 million bribe.
Nigel Potter, former chief executive of Wembley
PLC, is one of two former executives affiliated
with Lincoln Park charged with plotting to bribe
former Speaker John Harwood in hopes of winning
his support for a plan to add slot machines at the
dog track. Until recently, British-based Wembley
owned the track in Lincoln, R.I.
Potter was cross-examined Thursday in the conspiracy
trial in federal court in Worcester. Prosecutor
Lee Vilker sought to undermine Potter's claim that
he didn't know whether Harwood had any political
power.
|
