Golfer Phil Mickelson will take the fifth if called to testify in insider trading trial
Manhattan — Professional golfer Phil Mickelson will not be called to testify at gambler Billy Walters’s insider-trading trial because he would invoke his fifth amendment right against self-incrimination, a defence lawyer told a judge. The disclosure came at a sidebar conference between lawyers and the judge as they discussed whether the golfer would testify. Mickelson has become a titillating sideshow in the criminal case against Walters, who’s accused of reaping about $43m by trading on inside tips provided by Tom Davis, the former chairman of Dean Foods. "He is on our witness list, but we understand from his counsel he would invoke his fifth amendment if called," attorney Barry Berke said, according to a transcript of the conference. "So he will not be called as a witness, although his name will be mentioned." The revelation that Mickelson is unlikely to testify is the latest twist in a high-stakes trial in Manhattan federal court against a Las Vegas legend often considered the na...
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