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"I thought I was going to hear not guilty," she said. "I think everyone kind of knew he was doing things, but I think that what he has done for the city overshadowed that he was a crook."

Alas, poor Buddy.

On the other hand, perhaps he might at least have been smart enough to get a better lawyer:

Richard M. Egbert, Cianci's lawyer, launched an aggressive cross-examination of Ead, calling him a liar, tax cheat and habitual gambler. In his closing arguments, he referred to Ead as a "pig."

Well then.