Tyco international scandal summary

T he jury was still out, and Mark Belnick, star litigator and pillar of legal rectitude who, in a mysterious transformation, was supposed to have turned thief, could do little but wait. Prospects, though, seemed remote. Neither side wanted to come away empty-handed. The D. Instead of 25 years in state prison, Belnick would risk none, and plead guilty to one misdemeanor.

Plus—this was the sweetener—the D. On the fifth day of jury deliberation, Weingarten met in the D. Weingarten and assistant D. John Moscow seemed about to iron out a few last details when a call came in.

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Applause was heard coming from the jury room. The jury, it turned out, had reached a verdict. The plea deal was still on the table: Belnick could take it, and never hear the verdict. Moscow was for that. It was Belnick, screaming. Belnick seemed emotional, almost angry. Belnick seemed willing to gamble everything to have his innocence affirmed.