Day 12 wrapped up Wednesday in the federal corruption trial of former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno. Prosecutors are getting closer to the end of the list of witnesses they plan to call to the stand. Steve Ference has more from outside the Federal Courthouse in Albany.

ALBANY, N.Y. -- "When you hear this testimony, it is totally apparent that there are dots that are trying to be connected that aren't connectable," said former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno, reacting to detailed testimony in which prosecutors tried to show Bruno got paid by a series of companies run by businessmen Jared Abbruzzese and Wayne Barr, as those companies received grants from New York State Economic Development Corporation.

Bruno said, "There was no relationship between my consulting and any state grants."

Bruno has argued the deals were separate outside work, but prosecutors showed evidence those companies paying Bruno thousands of dollars a month received $500,000, which Barr testified was understood to come from Senator Bruno. This, as prosecutors argued Bruno was paid for his influence and not for real work as testimony indicated it was unclear what Bruno actually did for the pay.

"These grants were like two years before I started consulting," said Bruno.

Amid all the complex business relationships, even stock options, the government perhaps trying to show payments to Bruno were gifts that needed to be disclosed for his previous help in funneling the state tax money to the companies. The defense argues Bruno didn't have to do written work for the money and that state money and consulting had nothing to do with each other.

"I always stated that I was a businessman," said Bruno.

Even after all of this complicated testimony, in many ways this case comes down to intent. One of the points that came out was that there was an employment agreement with Bruno where his name was listed, but he was later paid to one of his companies.

Legal expert Paul DerOhannesian said, "The government's going to try to argue, this is part of the evidence of concealment of identity of who the money was being paid to and evidence of a fraudulent intent."

Then we heard from several horse managers who testified a horse Bruno was part owner of was worthless as a race horse, though the defense pointed out the price of horses is subjective. All significant because prosecutors are trying to show Abbruzzese paid Bruno through the sale of this horse for $80,000 - money they say was being concealed as part of the consultant relationships.

Bruno said, "Anyone that knows me and as the counsels and others are testifying, we broke no laws. We did nothing wrong."

Then the Legislative Ethics Committee Counsel Frank Gluchowski began his testimony saying they approved one of Bruno's business relationships, didn't feel the need for disclosure for a second similar one, while admitting they didn't know Bruno would be soliciting business from union officials with an interest in state legislation. All details jurors will have to sit through.