11.   Some defendants say they were beaten, but Dixon makes no such claim.

12.   The defendants said American Honda Motor Co. condoned their behavior.

13.   The defendants said an appeal is already in the works.

14.   The defendants said the illegal dumping had taken place without their knowledge.

15.   The defendants said they plan to appeal the verdict.

16.   The defendants say that the payments were for legitimate medical services and that the business relationships between the doctors and the hospitals benefited the patients and Medicare alike.

17.   The defendants say the case is trumped up.

18.   The defendants say they are not being allowed to defend themselves.

19.   The defendant also said he was ill and Judge Arshad Noor Khan ordered that a doctor examine him in his cell.

20.   The defendant said nothing during her arraignment Tuesday.