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Plaintiff,
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TEOFIL BRANK,
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Defendant.
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Case No.
CR 15-131-JFW
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REPORTER'S TRANSCRIPT OF
CROSS-EXAMINATION OF JUSTIN GRIGGS
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2015
10:19 A.M.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
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NORTH
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OFFICIAL
COURT
SPRING
STREET,
ANGELES,
REPORTER
CALIFORNIA
ROOM
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90012
MIRANDAALGORRI@GMAIL.COM
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M A S T E R
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Government's
Witness:
Griggs, Justin
Direct
Cross
Redirect
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Recross
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibits
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Withdrawn
Identification Evidence or Rejected
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CROSS-EXAMINATION
BY MR. CHOWDHURY:
Good afternoon.
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Good.
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So, Mr. Griggs, Don Burns, you said you met him on the
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island of Nantucket?
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Yes.
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Nantucket?
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believe.
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Yeah.
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We flew.
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Yes.
Well, one person was Hayden, but there was another I can't
recall.
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Right.
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Yeah.
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And you said Hayden had sent you a text message initially
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Yes.
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the emojis?
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emoji.
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I can't recall.
Okay.
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Right.
Yes.
Okay.
Okay.
Don.
Yes.
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How many times would you say you've been to the Palm Beach
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house?
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I can't recall.
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Oh, yeah.
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Yes.
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the house, hanging out with other young males like yourself; is
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that right?
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Yes.
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I'd have to --
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paid?
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Don.
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Yes.
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that you got after these overnight trips, Don also gave you
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No.
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a couple days ago and talk to them about the things that Don
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Yes.
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Just gifts?
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Not really.
I see.
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individual because he was very powerful and you feared for the
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there?
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MR. JAUREGUI:
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THE COURT:
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THE WITNESS:
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of the person?
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Relevance.
Yes.
MR. JAUREGUI:
that's relevant.
THE COURT:
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THE WITNESS:
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Overruled.
BY MR. CHOWDHURY:
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BY MR. CHOWDHURY:
Now, let's go back to the $12,000 that you asked Don for.
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Don asked you to check the tweet that Mr. Brank supposedly
Right.
Okay.
Not clearly.
Well, you found out that Mr. Brank supposedly had asked
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Slightly, yeah.
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Why?
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shut."
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Right.
Is that right?
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Well, you said, "I've been very nice to you and have been
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little."
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Now, what did you mean you've been doing so much for so
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little?
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and --
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Well, could you tell us a little bit more about the things
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you were doing for Don that you felt you were doing so much for
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him?
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asked.
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Yes.
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encounters?
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Yes.
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And you said you thought Don was your friend; right?
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Not really.
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Almost.
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MR. JAUREGUI:
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THE COURT:
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MR. CHOWDHURY:
Objection.
Vague.
Overruled.
One moment, Your Honor.
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No further questions.
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COURT REPORTER, IN AND FOR THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
PURSUANT TO SECTION 753, TITLE 28, UNITED STATES CODE THAT THE
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DATED THIS
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