Fraud trial juror reports getting bag of $120,000 and promise of more if she’ll acquit
- A juror was dismissed for reporting an attempt to bribe her with $120,000 in cash to acquit seven people charged with stealing $40 million meant for feeding children during the pandemic.
- The juror, aged 23, turned over the cash to the police after a woman left it with her father-in-law, offering more money if she voted to acquit.
- U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel questioned the remaining jurors and alternates, finding no unauthorized contact before allowing the trial to proceed with closing arguments.
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Juror Handed Huge Bag of Cash to Say COVID-Fraud Suspects Are Innocent
This article originally appeared on WND.com Guest by post by Bob Unruh ‘This is the stuff that happens in mob movies’ A wrinkle suddenly has appeared in a federal case in Minnesota in which the federal government alleges seven defendants stole millions of dollars of COVID aid funds – intended for the federal Child Nutrition Program through the Feeding Our Future charity — and bought cars, homes and vacations.
Juror handed huge bag of cash to say COVID-fraud suspects are innocent
A wrinkle suddenly has appeared in a federal case in Minnesota in which the federal government alleges seven defendants stole millions of dollars of COVID aid funds – intended for the federal Child Nutrition Program through the Feeding Our Future charity -- and bought cars, homes and vacations.
Feds seek person who left bag of $120,000 with promise of more at home of food fraud juror
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities in Minnesota have confiscated cellphones and taken all seven defendants into custody as investigators try to determine who attempted to bribe a juror with a bag
A Minnesota Juror Turned In The $120,000 Bag Of Cash Dropped At Her Door Step With A Note Promising More And Urging Her To Acquit The Defendants
A Minnesota juror was dismissed Monday after reporting that a woman dropped a bag of $120,000 in cash at her home and offered her more money if she would vote to acquit seven people charged with steal...
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