Bored now

Really, there's no Mariano news, what with the newness of the indictments, and yet we can milk a daily column from the seven minute of action each day between now and whenever actual trials (and then verdicts!) arrive. I think I'll pass on most of this, as I did with the daily bug-scandal updates, until there's real news. But since I've already got a post going today, here are today's placeholders: today was Rick's mugshots, plea, and paperwork. whee.

Mariano would remain inside the federal complex for 6 1/2 hours, including a four-minute court appearance during which he pleaded not guilty to corruption charges.

Here's the DN version of the same. Given that his new counsel keeps Mariano from talking to reporters, they are reduced to reporting how he looks on crutches, what he had for lunch, and other thrilling details.