Eastmond

Mr. Eastmond said he was surprised to be sitting in a witness chair testifying against his friend of 25 years.

Kickback Trial Opens Tamer El-Ghobashy 2011

Mr. Eastmond said he and Mr. Seabrook were friends and that he had contributed to his political campaigns and projects regularly for years.

Kickback Trial Opens Tamer El-Ghobashy 2011

Mr. Eastmond admitted that he had signed checks that he allowed Mr. Seabrook to write.

Kickback Trial Opens Tamer El-Ghobashy 2011

The series of payments totalling $40,000 were political contributions to an official he "believed in" and had a long relationship with, said Leon Eastmond, the owner of a boiler manufacturing company.

Kickback Trial Opens Tamer El-Ghobashy 2011

"He never said give me money for the Yankee Stadium contract," Mr. Eastmond said in U.S. District Court in Manhattan.

Kickback Trial Opens Tamer El-Ghobashy 2011

When they returned, Mr. Lee ended his questioning of Mr. Eastmond.

Kickback Trial Opens Tamer El-Ghobashy 2011

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is set to start on the right wing and Wenger's travelling party also included Ignasi Miquel, Nico Yennaris, Francis Coquelin, Craig Eastmond and Oguzhan Ozyakup.

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In the absence of the Test props Jamie Peacock and Adrian Morley and back-line contenders such as Kyle Eastmond, Danny McGuire, Leon Pryce and Chris Bridge, a callow team have given their all but been found wanting, their bravery undermined by naivety and the fragility of their skills under pressure.

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Mr. Lee, in his opening statement, said Mr. Seabrook took advantage of 85-year-old Mr. Eastmond, who would sign off on checks to a Democratic club Mr. Seabrook established and "used as his personal piggy bank."

Kickback Trial Opens Tamer El-Ghobashy 2011

Mr. Seabrook's attorneys are expected to cross-examine Mr. Eastmond when the trial resumes Thursday.

Kickback Trial Opens Tamer El-Ghobashy 2011