Jul 21, 2010
Pill-Stuffed Pens Found in Courtroom During Investment Scheme Trial
An Eastern District of New York courtroom was cleared Tuesday after the federal marshal guarding defendant David Brooks, the former body-armor executive who has been on trial for 22 weeks for allegedly masterminding a $185 million investment scheme, said he saw Brooks accidentally drop pills on the floor. Judge Joanna Seybert ordered the courtroom emptied, and the marshals discovered several pens filled with more than 20 more pills.