Friday rejection

Details of a rejected defense motion have been provided by a Bloomberg report, written by Andrew Harris. The motion was made by Ron Safer, counsel for Mark Kipnis; it petitioned for the exclusion of any mention, in closing arguments, of a $50,000 bonus paid to Mr. Kipnis. The grounds for it, that the only referral-in-testimony to that bonus was David Radler identifying it as a bonus for hard work, was deemed to be insufficient by Judge St. Eve. "'It was awarded by individuals participating in the scheme,' St. Eve told Safer at a hearing today. Her ruling allows prosecutors to mention the bonus, along with a second payment, when they summarize the case for the jury on June 18."