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Guldi trial likely to be anything but boring

January 8, 2011 9:59 PM By RICK BRAND rick.brand@newsday.com

George Guldi arrives at Riverhead Criminal Court. (Jan.

Photo credit: James Carbone | George Guldi arrives at Riverhead Criminal Court. (Jan. 5, 2011)

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Even before the Harry Potter-sque "high elected official" who could not be named and now can, the criminal trials that former Suffolk Legis. George Guldi is facing had everything.

The allegations concern an $82-million mortgage scam involving more than 60 homes from Cold Spring Harbor to Bridgehampton where conspirators are alleged to have stolen mortgage proceeds using straw buyers. Guldi...

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