Jurors view video of Kozlowski party

Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2003 | 9:23 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Jurors saw a videotape Tuesday of dancing women, half-naked male models and "Margaritaville" singer Jimmy Buffett at a $2 million party that L. Dennis Kozlowski, former CEO of Tyco International, threw for his wife's birthday on a Mediterranean island.

Prosecutors maintained the party, more than half of which was paid for with company money, was a "stark example" of how Kozlowski and former Chief Financial Officer Mark Swartz looted hundreds of millions from Tyco for their personal benefit.

The tape shows five young women in scanty, diaphanous frocks cavorting around a swimming pool, half-naked male models posing in snapshots with female guests and a performance from a pop star.

Defense lawyer Austin Campriello conceded that the party was held as a birthday celebration, but he said Tyco business was taken care of as well.

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