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On the fifth day in the trial of US v Kuri, right after the defense left the fundraiser

for the Georgetown University Athletic Department in small pieces on the floor of the courtroom.

The attorneys for Aaman Curry asked the judge for a sidebar. They wanted to call a witness, a surprise witness, who the defense team had somehow

persuaded to make an appearance.

She's in the bathroom, Howard Shrebnick told the judge,

I just wanted to let you know.

They just whispered to me that she's coming.

I didn't want you to...

His voice trailed off.

The prosecutors in the case from the U.S. Attorney's Office were there in the

sidebar too, standing right beside Shrebnik. And it is safe to say this sudden revelation came as a shock to them. They weren't expecting this

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