The Case Against Sen. Fumo

"Good morning, Ms. Humphreys," said defense attorney Mark Sheppard.
"Good morning, Mr. Sheppard," replied FBI Agent Vicki Humphreys.
The politeness came at the start of cross-examination of Humphreys, a 12-year veteran of the FBI who is one of two "case agents" in the prosecution.
The other is Agent Kathy McAfee, a longtime veteran of the FBI corruption squad who was seated next to Assistant U.S. Attorneys Robert Zauzmer and John Pease.
The testimony was pretty dry -- with questions about how the investigation began, how many witnesses were interviewed and how many documents were retrieved.
Even so, the hearing drew a number of spectators, including well-known white-collar criminal defense attorney Robert Welsh.
Fumo, however, was not in court -- just his team of lawyers, Richard Sprague, Sheppard and Geoffrey Johnson. The prosecution is seeking to disqualify the Sprague firm from representing Fumo, contending that firm lawyers also represented victims and witnesses in the case.