The Albany Journal Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-20

– December 20, 2009Posted in: Outlook
  • Local lawyer and ADICA board member Phil Cannon is on the stand as state's witness #
  • Buie's former assistant Monique Broughton is now on witness stand #
  • ADICA vice chairman James Griffin testified that he met Don Buie after City Manager Al Lott hired him as downtown mgr and ADICA director #
  • Buie attorney Graham says that she may bring in a witness to testify that Nicole Brown threatened to kill Buie #
  • Buie trial in recess til tomorrow when Nicole Brown testimony continues #
  • Nicole Brown says that Buie threatened to reveal a sex tape they had made together if she stuck with her story about them stealing funds #
  • Buie trial needed some spicing up and it has happened. His ex-girlfriend, Nicole Brown, is on the stand #
  • In her opening, Buie defense atty Graham said that Buie made good money and had more than $5K in an etrade acct, so he wasn't hard up fo … #
  • Earlier, defense atty Graham said the total amount that Buie is accused of misappropriating is $4500. #
  • Former ATI/ADICA bookkeeper Shawnee King, who issued checks at Buie's direction, is on the stand #
  • City Manager Alfred Lott just underwent questioning. Nothing spectacular. Now Assistant City Mgr James Taylor is on the stand #
  • That contradicts City Manager Alfred Lott's contention that he is not responsible for misuse by Buie of facade grant funds #
  • Wes Smith just testified that the facade grant program is under the authority of the city manager's office. #
  • Smith served 11 years as ADICA director #
  • Wes Smith, who took my place as assistant cituy manager, is on stand as state's first witness. No bombshells, yet. #
  • Graham on Buie: "He is like an absent-minded professor" … "Be didn't lie and he didn't cheat and he didn't steal." #
  • Buie defense attorney Johnnie Graham is giving opening arguments. #
  • Cohilas on city checks being given to Buie: "This is a classic kickback scheme." #
  • Now we are talking, huh? #
  • Cohilas: Buie committed corruption "for sex, for money and to cover up" #
  • ADA Chris Cohilas is presenting opening arguments in Buie case #
  • Judge Marshall has barred the public from the Buie proceedings until the jury is selected. Ga Rules of Law and Supreme Ct say that's not … #
  • Judge Marshall has barred the public from the Buie proceedings until the jury is selected. That's not kosher, according to Ga Rules of L … #
  • Judge Marshall has barred the public from the Buie proceedings until after the jury is selected. That's not kosher, according to Ga Rule … #
  • Courtroom is closed to the public for pre-trial proceedings in Buie case. Is a plea deal in thw works? #
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