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10:20

Robert Moran - Closing arguments will resume shortly. Fumo's lawyer, Dennis Cogan, has brought forth complaints about references and comments made by Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Zauzmer during his closing argument yesterday.

10:24

Robert Moran - Cogan is trying to limit what Zauzmer can say about Mike Palermo and Roseanne Pauciello, longtime Fumo associates who invoked their Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate themselves.

10:25

Robert Moran - Cogan also complained about Zauzmer saying yesterday that Mitchell Rubin has been attending court everyday but has not testified for Fumo.

10:35

Robert Moran - Court has resumed.

10:37

Robert Moran - Zauzmer is addressing Mike Palermo, who had a Senate contract. The government alleges he did no work for his contract.

10:40

Robert Moran - Zauzmer noted that Palermo got a $10,000 contract with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and does "absolutely nothing" for the contract.

10:41

Robert Moran - At his peak, Palermo was getting $66,000 a year from Fumo's Senate contract.

10:49

Robert Moran - "I think you know when you're being taken for a ride," Zauzmer said when recalling that Fumo testified that Palermo was involved in a project to revamp the turnpike rest stops and the Turnpike Commission could not produce any documents to that effect.

10:53

Robert Moran - Zauzmer is ripping Fumo for using a Senate-paid investigator to conduct surveillance on an ex-girlfriend.

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