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evidenceevidencedocument2019 Federal TrialGovernment Exhibit 608The exhibit includes the Forbes cover depicting the defendant and Michael Freedman's article Cult of Personality, dated October 13, 2003. The court admitted it over defense relevance and prejudice objections, instructing jurors that it was offered to establish steps taken by people interested in or involved with the case, not for the truth of its assertions.
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Government Exhibit 608

The exhibit includes the Forbes cover depicting the defendant and Michael Freedman's article Cult of Personality, dated October 13, 2003. The court admitted it over defense relevance and prejudice objections, instructing jurors that it was offered to establish steps taken by people interested in or involved with the case, not for the truth of its assertions.

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  • Forbes magazine cover and article, Cult of Personality, dated October 13, 2003
  • Michael Freedman's October 13, 2003 Forbes cover story, The Cult of Personality; admitted not for its truth but to establish steps taken by people involved in the case

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The government offered the article to explain subsequent actions directed at critics, including alleged efforts concerning private information, rather than to prove the article's assertions.

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