Friday starts where Thursday left off

Friday starts where Thursday left off. The prosecutor is still interviewing FBI agent McNeil.

We're watching the same video we saw yesterday, but from the top view. McNeil is counting out $5000 (the second bribe) and handing it over to Ford.

"Did Senator Ford take that money with him when he left?" asks Discenza, prosecutor.

"Yes he did," says McNeil.

Ford then went began work on the revisions. Ford calls McNeil a couple of weeks later saying that he has done the changes and had his lawyers take a look at it. At this point the draft is ready to be reviewed.

On September 22, 2004 we hear another phone conversation (exhibit 21). This time Ford says everything is done right and it's ready to be faxed. The attorneys had looked at it and no other changes needed to be made. The draft is now ready to go to the committee.

But Ford's generousity goes beyond creating the proposal for McNeil. During this conversation he also makes reference to a entertainment event (a fight) were he's invited McNeil, providing the tickets and accomodations for the event.