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9:56	Robert Moran - Good morning. The defense is expected to begin their closing arguments later today. The trial should resume shortly.

10:04

Robert Moran - Court is now in session.

10:05

Robert Moran - Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Zauzmer said he will conclude his closing argument by lunch.

10:09

Robert Moran - Zauzmer is addressing polls paid for by the nonprofit Citizens' Alliance for Better Neighborhoods.

10:17

Robert Moran - Zauzmer said there is no comparison between the polls paid for by Citizens' Alliance and the polls conducted by the Pew Foundation, as the defense has argued. Organizations like Pew release their polls to the public. The Citizens' Alliance polls were for Fumo's personal benefit and not made available to the public, Zauzmer said.

10:25

Robert Moran - Zauzmer said Citizens' Alliance hid its polls from its accountant because Fumo and co-defendant Ruth Arnao knew the polls were not allowable.

10:35

Robert Moran - Now we are on to the tax offenses.

10:36

Robert Moran - Zauzmer is going over what he says are the false tax returns filed by Citizens' Alliance.

10:39

Robert Moran - On a tax return for 2002, the nonprofit said it did not furnish goods or services or pay for lobbying, even though Fumo was receiving goods and Citizens' Alliance was paying for the fight against Ventnor Dunes.

10:46

Robert Moran - Zauzmer said it was tax fraud when the nonprofit never reported its purchases for Fumo on its tax returns. "The tax fraud starts at Sam's Club," Zauzmer said, referring to one of the places Fumo and Arnao shopped for their needs and charged it to a Citizens' Alliance credit card.

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