“Remember, this is 16 years ago,” said Mr. Greenberg, 91, his voice rising. The state has charged that Mr. Greenberg helped Mr. Umansky find investors for the supposedly independent reinsurer, which A.I.G. Mr. Nachman asked Mr. Greenberg whether the “accounting is aggressive” language in the memo raised a red flag. Because Mr. Nachman hasn’t completed taking Mr. Greenberg through the chronology of the first of the two transactions in the case, Mr. Greenberg is likely to testify for at least two more trial days, pushing his time on the stand into next week. At one point, asked by Mr. Nachman whether he recognized the handwriting of Mr. Smith, his co-defendant, Mr. Greenberg retorted, “How would I know?” Mr. Nachman replied, “You worked with him for 30 years.” Said Mr. Greenberg: “I’m not a handwriting expert!”At another point, Mr. Greenberg told Mr. Nachman, “You’re not listening.”Mr. Nachman asked: “You actually helped move this project along, didn’t you?”“I don’t know what you mean,” Mr. Greenberg replied.

Source: New York Times September 29, 2016 00:00 UTC