Dember, the prosecutor, told the jurors that Nova was a " rottener apple " than Arena.
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Andrew Dember, an assistant U . S . attorney in the case, acknowledged during the trial that Nova was " a rottener apple " than the defendant, Arena.
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"But in a case where the prosecution concludes its key witness is ` rottener'than the defendant, and where that witness is an admitted perjurer, it's bound to be an uphill battle,"
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"But in a case where the prosecution concludes its key witness is ` rottener'than the defendant, and where that witness is an admitted perjurer, it's bound to be uphill, " he said.