Robert Mintz
Robert Mintz
Robert Mintzwas a producer of the Frank Buck film serial Jungle Menace...
case critical embraced government plans preparing surprising
When you look at how long the government has been preparing this case it is not surprising that they have not scrapped their plans and immediately embraced him as a critical witness.
captain proverbial willing
They will say he was the proverbial captain willing to go down with the ship.
awake case jury
They've got to make this case clear-cut for the jury and keep them awake and involved. Otherwise, they play right into the defense's hands.
dissect expecting explosive jurors testimony
There is still no explosive evidence. Jurors will be expecting prosecutors to dissect their testimony with a scalpel.
convincing
Duncan wasn't all that convincing at the end of the day.
shot simplify
The Government's only shot at convictions is to simplify this case.
confuse former mistake prison several state stretch
It would be a mistake to confuse this with leniency. For these two former executives, even several years in a state prison will be a very long stretch of time.
chance people
Sometimes people feel they have no choice. It's their one chance to tell their own story.
clearly disconnect inside outside presented spell test
The test will be the conversations. Prosecutors need to clearly spell out a disconnect ? between what was presented inside and what was said outside to the public.
bad management outright simply
Prosecutors have to show this was not simply bad management and bad judgment, but outright fraud. The only way to do that is with insiders.
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Since these are the first two major corporate executives to take the government on at trial in the post-Enron era, it's critically important that the government emerge at the end of the day with a victory,
heavy obviously taking
Obviously they are taking a look at the evidence. They must be heavy into deliberations.
difference legitimate spinning
It's the difference between legitimate spinning and impermissible lying.
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They've done deal after deal with an eye toward getting to the top. Now that they are there, they're not in a position to hand out any attractive plea offers without looking like they're just giving away the store.