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Comments by Bob Grimes and Dana Grimes December 30, 2008 – 9:20 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. BJ Rassam was sentenced today to 24 months in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons. The recommendation from the Federal Probation Department was 120 months (they do not take cooperation...

Comments by Bob Grimes and Dana Grimes March 18, 2008 – 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The jury deliberated today without reaching a verdict. This may be an indication of a division of opinion amongst the jurors, if initial balloting has not yet resulted in unanimity....

Comments by Bob Grimes and Dana Grimes March 11, 2008 – 9:00 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. After nineteen days of testimony, closing arguments began today. One juror was excused due to illness, and an alternate was seated in her place. The replacement juror was the only one...

Comments by Bob Grimes and Dana Grimes March 4, 2008 – 9:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Today was the eighteenth day of the retrial. Judge Whelan heard oral argument this morning regarding Defendant Gardner’s attempt to invoke his Fifth Amendment privilege to remain silent, and...

Comments by Bob Grimes and Dana Grimes February 26, 2008 - 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. At the start of this fourteenth court day of the retrial, the attorneys discussed several issues outside the presence of the jury. AUSA Beste indicated that he was planning to ask...

Comments by Bob Grimes and Dana Grimes February 19, 2008 – 2:15 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. MOTION HEARING - DELLER, CROOK, AND NELSON Although the retrial of Stulac and Towle was not in session, Judge Whelan heard oral argument today on various motions filed by counsel for...

Comments by Bob Grimes and Dana Grimes February 12, 2008 - 9:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. This morning, outside of the jury’s presence, Attorney Mike Attanasio moved to preclude Nevanna Sacks from testifying regarding statements allegedly made by Stulac to Arthur Andersen...

Comments by Bob Grimes and Dana Grimes February 5, 2008 – 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Testimony resumed this morning after motions were ruled upon outside of the jury’s presence. As it turns out, the next government witness, Bob Austrian, is an economist. He was a...

Comments by Bob Grimes and Dana Grimes January 23, 2008 Having previously pled guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Securities Fraud and Wire Fraud, Larry Rodda was sentenced today. Mr. Rodda’s family was present in the courtroom. Attorney Craig Allison appeared on his...

Comments by Bob Grimes and Dana Grimes January 8, 2008 GOVERNMENT WITNESS LIST FOR HEARING ON JANUARY 14, 2008, REGARDING BLOG-READING WITNESSES The defense has argued that any witness who has read this blog unknowingly violated the Court’s sequestration order which...