Jury selection continues in trial of former CVS execs
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Lawyers are expected to continue selecting a jury to decide the trial of two former
Lawyers whittled down the jury pool to 20 people on Monday and were scheduled to continue Tuesday.
The jury will hear the trial of Carlos Ortiz and John Kramer, who are accused of directing then-Sen. John Celona to advance the pharmacy company's legislative agenda while paying him a $1,000-a-month consulting contract.
Ortiz and Kramer, both former vice presidents at the Woonsocket-based company, were indicted last year on charges of conspiracy, bribery and fraud. They have pleaded not guilty and have been free on bond.
They are charged as part of "Operation Dollar Bill," a federal probe into Statehouse corruption.
