Alleged plot to bribe a juror with $100,000 upends former heavyweight boxer’s NYC drug trial
Three men arrested for attempting to bribe a juror with up to $100,000 to influence the drug trafficking trial of former boxer Goran Gogic, delaying the Brooklyn federal case.
- Three men were arrested for allegedly trying to bribe a juror with up to $100,000 at a former heavyweight boxer's Brooklyn drug trial.
- The former boxer, Goran Gogic of Montenegro, was set to stand trial for allegedly conspiring to smuggle 20 tons of cocaine to Europe from Colombia through U.S. ports.
- If convicted, Gogic faces a sentence of 10 years to life in prison for violating the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act.
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3 accused of planning to pay juror $100K to acquit former boxer in drug trafficking case
Three men were planning to give a juror $100,000 to persuade a juror to acquit a former boxer accused of trafficking massive amounts of cocaine, according to federal court documents
Alleged plot to bribe a juror with $100,000 upends former heavyweight boxer’s NYC drug trial
A federal jury about to hear the drug-trafficking case against a former heavyweight boxer has been abruptly dismissed after three men were charged with trying to bribe a juror with up to $100,000 to return a not guilty verdict.
Boxer Goran Gogic’s NYC trial thrown into chaos as 3 goons offer juror $100K bribe
A knuckleheaded trio tried to bribe a federal juror $100,000 to find former heavyweight boxer Goran Gogic not guilty in his upcoming cocaine trafficking trial, prosecutors said.
Brooklyn Federal Jury Is Dismissed After Bribery Allegation Roils Drug Trafficking Trial
U.S. District Court Judge Joan Azrack dismissed a federal jury in Brooklyn on Monday after federal agents arrested three men who allegedly offered a juror $100,000 to throw the case. Azrack adjourned the trial, of former boxer Goran Gogic, and ruled the next jurors will serve anonymously.
3 Charged With Trying to Bribe Juror in Boxer’s Drug Smuggling Case
The defendants contacted a man on the jury and arranged to meet him on Staten Island, where they offered $100,000 for an acquittal, prosecutors say. A new jury will be anonymous. Source: New York Times The post 3 Charged With Trying to Bribe Juror in Boxer’s Drug Smuggling Case first appeared on The New Yorkian.
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