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By BOB SALSBERG

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Gov. Deval Patrick testified Friday that former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi hard pressed him to take on a new application post paid in which prosecutors claim had been portion of a new DiMasi kickback scheme.

Patrick testified Friday that will after a breakfast achieving on the Four Seasons Hotel around 3 years ago DiMasi told him: "That contract is essential that will me."

Patrick said DiMasi was referring to somewhat of a functionality management software package long term contract for any company Cognos, nonetheless never brought up Cognos by simply name. DiMasi along with a couple of co-defendants are facing federal government problem charges.

Patrick likewise testified that right after The Boston Globe reported in 2008 that this assert Inspector General's workplace has been investigating the Cognos contract, a good indignant DiMasi faced him along with charged the governor's team of spills the story towards newspaper.

"He was furious and nauseous around the write-up and they theorized your team had leaked info towards Globe about the inspector general's review," Patrick reported throughout court.

Prosecutors state that DiMasi and co-defendants Richard McDonough and also Richard Vitale schemed to apply DiMasi's clout as lecturer that will help not one but two condition commitment that will Cognos in exchange intended for kickbacks.

Earlier Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Wolf waived a security action to help punch testimony by the ex - leading Patrick official.

Defense lawyers identified as Secretary connected with Administration and Finance Leslie Kirwan's testimony "extremely prejudicial."

Kirwan testified Thursday that will your woman would not include brought in an agreement with Cognos in case she'd recognized DiMasi attained capital the particular business paid in order to his or her legislations relate or that DiMasi's good friend and co-defendant, Richard Vitale, have been recently compensated $500,000.

On Friday, prosecutors known an e-mail Kirwan had delivered to another current administration established within August 2007 soon after she closed out of with this contract. The $13 trillion deal ended up being the 2nd regarding two condition deals Cognos received throughout 2006 and also 2007.

"Everyone will be happy. Hope your significant person down the particular lounge is usually too," Kirwan wrote.

Kirwan testified how the "big guy" cited DiMasi.