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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
PAUL M. DAUGERDAS, ET AL.,
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1 been convicted of Count One and that a person should not have
2 been convicted of Count One? Do you see the contradiction
3 there?
4 MR. OKULA: Objection, Judge. Those are not the
5 facts.
6 THE COURT: Yes, sustained.
7 Q. Now, in the letter, in the letter you say -- by the way,
8 did you choose the stamp specially for this letter that you put
9 on?
10 A. What?
11 Q. Did you choose the stamp that you put on the letter
12 specially?
13 A. I don't know what you're talking about.
14 Q. Well, do you see the copy of the envelope?
15 A. That was, that was the eternity stamps or something like
that.
16 Q. Do you see --
17 A. Oh --
18 Q. Do you see what the stamp says?
19 A. Sorry. You're going a little too far, here, Mr. Gair.
20 Q. I'm just asking you if you chose that stamp specially.
21 A. I'm sure I didn't.
22 Q. So you didn't have any other stamps, this was just one that
23 was laying around?
24 A. A book of stamps is a book of stamps, sir.
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1 Q. Now, in the letter in the second paragraph, you say, "I
2 thought that you, Miss Davis and Mr. Hernandez did an
3 outstanding job on behalf of our government." Do you see that?
4 A. Yes, sir.
5 Q. Is there anything unusual that you see with your knowledge
6 of English literature in that sentence?
7 MR. OKULA: Objection to the form, your Honor.
8 A. I don't know what that means.
9 THE COURT: Overruled.
10 Q. Okay. Did you capitalize the word "our"?
11 A. Oh, yes.
12 Q. And did you capitalize the word "government"?
13 A. Yes.
14 Q. Is it your opinion that in that sentence "our government"
15 is a proper noun?
16 A. Government is.
17 Q. Is "our government" a proper known?
18 A. I don't know.
19 Q. You capitalized it not because you believed it was a proper
20 noun, but because you wanted to emphasize that you were talking
21 about his government and your government, correct?
22 A. You're slanting that. No.
23 Q. Well, I didn't use the word "our government" and I didn't
24 capitalize it. Why did you do it?
25 A. I don't know.
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1 Q. Did you believe that Mr. Brubaker was an idiot?
2 A. Yes.
3 Q. Did you believe Mr. Parse was just stupid?
4 A. For the backdating, yes.
5 Q. And do you believe that there's really no reason for this
6 hearing to be undertaken at all because these people are just
7 fricken crooks and it doesn't matter?
8 A. Is that a question?
9 Q. Yes, it is.
10 A. Well, the answer is no.
11 Q. Did you tell the Court that you thought this was all
12 ridiculous on December 20th because these people are fricken
13 crooks?
14 A. I'm not sure.
15 MR. GAIR: May I have a moment, your Honor?
16 THE COURT: Yes. Take your time.
17 Q. Were you suspended in the Southern District of New York?
18 A. Sure. I must have been. Yes.
19 Q. Did you know you were suspended in the Southern District of
20 New York when you testified at voir dire?
21 A. Yes. Yes.
22 MR. GAIR: Your Honor, I would move the admission of
23 several exhibits. PMD 1, 24, 25, 26 and 45.
24 MR. OKULA: No objection, your Honor.
25 THE COURT: All right. PMD Exhibits 1, 24, 25, 26 and
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1 45 are received in evidence.
2 (Exhibits PMD 1, 24, 25, 26 and 45 received in
3 evidence)
4 MR. GAIR: Nothing further, your Honor. Thank you.
5 THE COURT: Mr. Okula.
6 MR. OKULA: I didn't know if there were any other
7 defense lawyers who intend to question?
8 THE COURT: Any other defense counsel wish to inquire?
9 MR. ROTERT: Thank you, your Honor, no inquiry for
10 Ms. Guerin.
11 THE COURT: Mr. Schectman?
12 MR. SCHECTMAN: Briefly, Judge.
13 THE COURT: Go ahead.
14 DIRECT EXAMINATION
15 BY MR. SCHECTMAN:
16 Q. Ms. Conrad, could you look at your letter to Mr. Okula
17 again, Government Exhibit 1, I believe.
18 A. Number 7, correct?
19 THE COURT: PMD 7.
20 Q. PMD 7. Do you have that?
21 A. Yes, sir.
22 Q. And I think your testimony was that as you sit here today
23 you don't recall why you capitalized "our government," is that
24 correct?
25 A. Yes.
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