All we're saying is we don't what the facts are. I mean, who's to say? Sometimes you just figure out your finances and buying gas and groceries isn't so much of a burden anymore. It's just wise fiscal managing.
"If you vote 'not guilty' well give you $200,000." "Hello, police, someone gave me $120,000 to vote 'not guilty'." "Your honor, one of the jurors was paid $80,000 to vote 'not guilty'."
@@Hatbox948 or even voted to acquit.. she would then be a risk to them that would be easier to arrange an accident for then let her walk around continuing to be a risk to them and of course she risks prison herself
I was a reporter - interviewing men in charge at a food bank - we took a break these men forgot they had Wireless mic on - they started discussing how they were embezzling money from food bank - just sayn
My bag of $120,000 would be $119,965 because I’m allowed to deduct the TSA’s local business travel per diem taking it to the police station and writing a report.
You made such an iconic, classic song that was such a part of my childhood, and now we watch all the same youtube channels, it's crazy! Seriously I have seen you in the comments of all my faves, and it's such a weird mix. love that for me 😂
The thing is, you can't accept that money even if you wanted. What happens after the trial? Imagine you voted to acquit, now some gangster knows where you live AND you have 120 thousand or maybe more of money he gave you... that he might think of wanting back.
@@KateGrayCode So you have more faith in the criminals than the system. Who knows…I don’t think I would take my chances with the criminals. Most criminals I have known were…unreliable. But I hear ya. Leaving my faith in cops and courts…shiver 😅
Hello Police, I am a Juror in a FRAUD case, and someone handed this bag of cash to my relative, who gave it to me with the NOTE: "Vote to Acquit, there is more where this came from". How much cash is in this bag? I don't know, I didn't count it..... 😁😁😁😁
Kinda funny, but these scumbags stole millions from hungry children and then tried to bribe someone with the proceeds. This is money so filthy that I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole!
Aside from the fact that this money is beyond dirty, the only reasonable play for that Juror was to report it to the judge and get law enforcement involved asap. I'd bet my right arm that even if you took the money, kept your mouth shut, and voted to acquit, that you'd find yourself the victim of an "accident" shortly after that trial. You'd be much too big of a loose end to leave alive, especially when people "randomly" die every day.
Growing up, I knew a man that lived 103 years old. When he was a much younger man he moved from Toledo Ohio to a small town in Northern Michigan, where I met him. His story was that he was on a jury in the 1930s which convicted a mobster in Toledo. When several jurors died of Excederin headache number 357, he ran to this small town. I never researched the case to see there is any truth to it ( I have serious doubts that it is) but does point out what can happen in a case like this one.
There is a special rule around mistrals if you actively try to cause a mistrial, you often won't get a mistrial, it can actually make you lose the case. That's actually why Alex Jones lost. He actively tried to cause a mistrial with bizarre behaviour and sending incorrect witnesses, so he got a default judgement.
@@chowner No, I'm explaining how the law often works. If the defendant tries to cause a mistrial on purpose, a mistrial is not always induced. Otherwise you'd just have people screaming and acting crazy to get mistral after mistrial.
@@jilbertb Its everyone, from the governor pushing for more books with sexual themes in school libraries, to attorneys in charge at the state and county level, all the way down to the folks in tents blowing up their square block encampments with stolen propane tanks.
I did Jury duty in Minneapolis a few years ago. The first question the defense attorney asked us was "What is your name and what do you do for a living?" The first 10 people said their full name and told them the name of the business they worked for. I said, "My name is juror number 11 and I am a clerk." It is absolutely ridiculous that the defendant can know that much about the members of a jury. The defense attorney is bad enough.
Because the house always wins. And it sucks. "Company found guilty of harming 5,000 people, fined 1.21 gazillion dollars, the fine will go into the government coffers." "Oh no, the civil suit by those 5,000 people collapses because the company has declared bankruptcy after paying their fine and are now uncollectable."
@@XerrolAvengerII and its one of the times no one would be realy mad about the money been ceased either. well except for the people that tryed to bribe the person, but in this case crimes WAS commited.
@@jilbertb Correct (with most). Two different juries while I worked for two different companies, a bit over ten years apart. I continued on my normal salary and simply signed my jury check over to the companies. It's a good thing, since the Jury check was a tiny fraction of my salary.
The person who dropped off the money also needs to be found, and every tied to them charged with Domestic Terrorism and locked up for life, no trial, no parole, just gone, all their income and possessions liqudated and given back to the community.
"A juror in a Minneapolis trial related to $250 million in stolen pandemic aid reported that she had a sack containing $120,000 in cash delivered to her door - and a note promising more if she voted to acquit."
The nightmare is just starting for this poor woman and her family imo. Living in fear of retaliation from those who tried to bribe her. An FBI investigation into the bribery attempt. And an FBI investigation into the family for possibly keeping some of the cash.
Defendants are from a culture where corruption is the way business is done, it appears they did a poor job of assimilation into the culture of their new home which is why they are now in trouble.
@@davidh9638 The failed state of Somalia. "Scoring 180 countries around the world, the Corruption Perceptions Index is the leading global indicator of public sector corruption. Somalia has a score of 11 this year, with a change of -1 since last year, meaning it ranks 180 out of 180 countries."
If I were the FBI, I would be taking a very close look at the bank accounts for all of the jury members and keeping an eye out for Cash Transaction Reports and Suspicious Activity Reports from their financial institutions.
tha is another good point Steve. How do we know another juror didn't get the same offer and keep the money? The jurors all reported that they didn't get any money or bribes but people lie... How do we know they are telling the truth.
Good point about the other jurors being prejudiced against the defense. They should file an emergency motion to the appeals court on this immediately. 😜
Time to check the bank accounts of all of the jurors. You know, just in case all the jurors were similarly bribed and only one of them was actually honest.
@@jilbertb If you buy stuff, with money not from a bank, you get found out too. Money gets tracked. No matter what. You could sit on that money for 50 years, and the government would still notice "Hey, you bought $50k worth of stuff with money not possiblely gained from your Job. The IRS and FBI would like a word with you." Think about it. the IRS and Government knows your job and paycheck, they know EXACTLY how much money you are gaining 'Legally', and thus know EXACTLY how much you have to spend on Utility, rent, food and so on. They can EASILY track through your Taxes if you suddenly bought and own something, such as new Insurance on a new car, that can't be explained away. The government knows everything about you.
Can you Imagine EVERY COURT CASE GOING FORWARD . . . . when the first day the Judge has to issue Additional Warnings saying "Report all Bribes to the Court IMMEDIATELY"
What if an owner of a rival organization sent the cash? Bribing one juror won't get an acquittal, but it will make the whole justice system mad at whoever is assumed to have sent the bribe.
did you feel relieved from not having to make a decision or angst from not knowing about the inner chamber discussion. i felt bad for our 2 alternates.
And do you think they'll just let you live the rest of your life with that bribe money? They can turn right around and out you for having taken a bribe to, at minimum, hang a jury.
When all is said and done, does that jury get to keep at least a portion of that money as a prize? They have certainly been inconvenienced and put a great risk for a very measly amount of money every day.
So, a fellow juror had a strange come to her house. What other juror home address do they have? I think I would no longer want to be on that jury. Great way for the prosecution to taint the jury.
Especially when it's all over someone stealing government money they stole from us, and would otherwise send it to another country. Hmmm. Gotta do the right thing, but damn, that would sting.
OH, if only I was a porch pirate in that neighborhood. . . Jury bribery used to be a lot more common than you think, and cheaper...had an Uncle, attorney, that early on would go to trials and watch ... he said that if watched the jury, you could tell who was bribed...that person already knew how they were voting so were paying no attention to the proceedings.
If I were the Defense Attorney I'd move for a mistrial. This could seriously prejudice the jury, and who's to say it's his client that did this? Or what if it's only 1 of the 7?
The juror reported it? I really hope the court let the juror keep that money. I can only imagine how it would backfire if that money were confiscated....
I was a student intern for a US Attorney and caught the defendants in a trial committing fraud during a trial. Oh, the judge blew up! It turned out to be a crazy trial!
I'd give the money and note to the police and tell the court I can't be on the jury due to a pending investigation into whoever may or may not have bribed me.
We really should have a law that says if a juror reports bribery like this one does, they get to keep the money. It would eliminate the temptation for people in bad financial situations.
This is exactly what is expected in third-world kangaroo courts. Guess where the defendants hail from? Peterson, Anderson, Johnson, Carlson….names no longer even recognized in Minnesota.
Oh no, a bag of $120,000 bribery dollars! What on Earth should I do with this $80,000? I'll head right away to the police with this bag of $60,000. 🤫
Yes!
How long did it take them to count and inventory the $30,000?
@@coolraul07who knows, but there has to be a more effective way to manage that $10,000
@@WowOafusi know $200 isn't much
HAHA!!
Everyone's questioning the honor of the juror who turned in the money, but i think they should be commended for their honesty and integrity.
All we're saying is we don't what the facts are. I mean, who's to say? Sometimes you just figure out your finances and buying gas and groceries isn't so much of a burden anymore. It's just wise fiscal managing.
I think most of us are just having fun with the ethics of the situation, rather than questioning the honesty of the juror.
@@curtisrutter4009Yep. Mostly funny because it’s really hard to prove if the juror gave all the money up.
Relax, it's called sarcasm it's funny
Honestly im questionin the honour of the other 17 jurors... Bcuz theres little doubt in my mind others were bribed as well
"That's a lie your honor, I dropped $150k! That juror cannot be trusted."
Juror was dismissed, so they are no longer serving.
"If you vote 'not guilty' well give you $200,000."
"Hello, police, someone gave me $120,000 to vote 'not guilty'."
"Your honor, one of the jurors was paid $80,000 to vote 'not guilty'."
So underrated
So you ADMIT to 'Jury Tampering' then?
(see how that works?)
Honest LoL!
This!
The other jurors are either annoyed that they didn't get offered those funds, or maybe that they will not get their 2nd installment
it could put them under a microscope too
They are upset one of the other jurors squealed when they weren't supposed to
Sounds like a gift. I'd let the court know about it but I'd also keep it.
The criminals don't need that many 'acquits'.
yeah sure they didn't.....
Assuming she was dismissed for her safety? But how safe is she with someone knowing where she lives and she turned in their $120,000?
But how safe is she with them knowing she turned in only $120k of the quarter million they dropped off?
That was my first thought also.
Probably safer than she would have been if she'd kept the money, but voted not to acquit anyway.
@@Hatbox948 or even voted to acquit.. she would then be a risk to them that would be easier to arrange an accident for then let her walk around continuing to be a risk to them and of course she risks prison herself
That's why she should be allowed to keep the $120,000, so she can afford an instant move elsewhere with steps taken to cover where she moved too.
This happens in Congress on a daily basically, except the money is wired to an LLC instead of a bag of cash.
From Lobbyists...
Accurate!!
Corporations, I mean, Citizens United allows bribery unchecked as campaign contributions.
Congress, I'm more concerned about The SCOTUS taking millions in gifts
They might get cash, the best lobbying gives "information " on stocks for their "family" to invest in.
I was a reporter - interviewing men in charge at a food bank - we took a break these men forgot they had Wireless mic on - they started discussing how they were embezzling money from food bank - just sayn
It would have been hilarious if the Juror reported a bag of cash of $100K instead. 🤣
Criminal: "Wait a minute...where'd the other $20K go?
I suspect quite a few viewers are thinking the same thing👍
Blame the police
How do we know the bag didn't have 200k in it and we only heard about 120k?
Yeah that 150k turned to 120k real fast.
Every drug dealer ever: "where did the other pound of product go?"
My bag of $120,000 would be $119,965 because I’m allowed to deduct the TSA’s local business travel per diem taking it to the police station and writing a report.
You made such an iconic, classic song that was such a part of my childhood, and now we watch all the same youtube channels, it's crazy! Seriously I have seen you in the comments of all my faves, and it's such a weird mix. love that for me 😂
The thing is, you can't accept that money even if you wanted. What happens after the trial? Imagine you voted to acquit, now some gangster knows where you live AND you have 120 thousand or maybe more of money he gave you... that he might think of wanting back.
Yep, once you are dirty it’s hard to get clean.
lol. You think it's better if you gave the money to the cops and didn't acquit? Now you stole his 120k.
@@KateGrayCode So you have more faith in the criminals than the system. Who knows…I don’t think I would take my chances with the criminals. Most criminals I have known were…unreliable. But I hear ya. Leaving my faith in cops and courts…shiver 😅
@@KateGrayCode I probably wouldn't admit what you wrote publicly with your real name
Ding ding ding - you win the prize - they were coming back 😅
The real question is whether the other jurors had bags of money that they did not report.
They should assume everyone on the jury was bribed and select a new set of jurors but sequester them immediately.
I got one
Uh duh
@@mdemory It's kind of obvious so we have to suspect the judge has already been bribed.
Hello Police, I am a Juror in a FRAUD case, and someone handed this bag of cash to my relative, who gave it to me with the NOTE: "Vote to Acquit, there is more where this came from".
How much cash is in this bag?
I don't know, I didn't count it..... 😁😁😁😁
The amount returned would still be reported
A lifetime of free gas and groceries.
Now your open to blackmail.
Good eye.
So any other jurors who received a bag need to be very quiet and very patient. I can picture all of the 17 being watched for years !
Man. If someone had dropped that bag of $5000 in cash at my home I'd have turned it in too!
This comment will go completely over some people's head rofl.
Lol 😅
Underrated comment
Kinda funny, but these scumbags stole millions from hungry children and then tried to bribe someone with the proceeds. This is money so filthy that I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole!
I’d have turned the $1,000 in as well.
"And now we're all sequestered because one of those knuckleheads..."
Told the judge about the money we all got?
"Tried to bribe another juror."
Ah.
Aside from the fact that this money is beyond dirty, the only reasonable play for that Juror was to report it to the judge and get law enforcement involved asap.
I'd bet my right arm that even if you took the money, kept your mouth shut, and voted to acquit, that you'd find yourself the victim of an "accident" shortly after that trial. You'd be much too big of a loose end to leave alive, especially when people "randomly" die every day.
I commend the juror for her honesty and doing the right thing.
Man, no one offered ME that kind of money when I was on a jury.
I got a check for $23 😂
I feel a bit slighted
I could see it - "I got this bag of cash with $120,000 in it!" Person in the gallery, "What? I put $500,000 in there!"
Growing up, I knew a man that lived 103 years old. When he was a much younger man he moved from Toledo Ohio to a small town in Northern Michigan, where I met him.
His story was that he was on a jury in the 1930s which convicted a mobster in Toledo. When several jurors died of Excederin headache number 357, he ran to this small town.
I never researched the case to see there is any truth to it ( I have serious doubts that it is) but does point out what can happen in a case like this one.
Pretty interesting. I think you could find out something relatively easily. 103 yrs old is quite amazing. Have a good day.
Perhaps Thomas “Yonnie” Licavoli.
Let me guess, they reported it to the police, were stopped on the way to the police station to hand it in, and it's now civil asset forfeiture.
In this case that would be a fine outcome.
😂
Also, if you accept the money you make yourself their pawn. If you don't do everything they say from now on, they can threaten to expose what you did.
Or even threaten your family.
@@Hatbox948 That was obvious and mentioned by Steve. I was trying to state the unobvious.
The one's bribing would open themselves up to law enforcement scrutiny.
Why wouldn’t that result in an immediate mistrial? How do they know other jurors weren’t paid and aren’t reporting it?
There is a special rule around mistrals if you actively try to cause a mistrial, you often won't get a mistrial, it can actually make you lose the case. That's actually why Alex Jones lost. He actively tried to cause a mistrial with bizarre behaviour and sending incorrect witnesses, so he got a default judgement.
@@letsburn00 you drunk?
@@letsburn00Say what now?
@@chowner No, I'm explaining how the law often works. If the defendant tries to cause a mistrial on purpose, a mistrial is not always induced. Otherwise you'd just have people screaming and acting crazy to get mistral after mistrial.
@@letsburn00 ok yes you are drunk
I live in this state. Can confirm its clownworld out here.
Didn't you notice the particular demographic involved?
Um, it's not limited to one state.
@@jilbertb Its everyone, from the governor pushing for more books with sexual themes in school libraries, to attorneys in charge at the state and county level, all the way down to the folks in tents blowing up their square block encampments with stolen propane tanks.
@@fishburitto3914
Minnesota makes book bans illegal, about time states fight back against hitlers magot fascism. FREEDOM !
I did Jury duty in Minneapolis a few years ago. The first question the defense attorney asked us was "What is your name and what do you do for a living?" The first 10 people said their full name and told them the name of the business they worked for. I said, "My name is juror number 11 and I am a clerk." It is absolutely ridiculous that the defendant can know that much about the members of a jury. The defense attorney is bad enough.
Can they claim the money if no one comes forward. Why should the Govt keep it
Because the house always wins. And it sucks.
"Company found guilty of harming 5,000 people, fined 1.21 gazillion dollars, the fine will go into the government coffers."
"Oh no, the civil suit by those 5,000 people collapses because the company has declared bankruptcy after paying their fine and are now uncollectable."
because it's money that's guilty of a crime obviously. This is a textbook case for civil asset forfeiture
Yes, CAF. Payback towards the losses on the funds. Nothing wrong with that!
They "lost" $9B from that fund, incl Margory Taylor Green scamming funds.
Civil Asset Forfeiture
@@XerrolAvengerII and its one of the times no one would be realy mad about the money been ceased either. well except for the people that tryed to bribe the person, but in this case crimes WAS commited.
Gee, in NJ we only get 5 dollars a day for jury duty
And most employers will pay you your full pay, if you relinquish the $5/day to them.
@@jilbertb Correct (with most). Two different juries while I worked for two different companies, a bit over ten years apart. I continued on my normal salary and simply signed my jury check over to the companies. It's a good thing, since the Jury check was a tiny fraction of my salary.
California it is $15 /day plus gas one way but you don’t get paid for the first day.
23 and did the right thing. Very impressive young lady.
Now, all the jurors have the thought in the back of their minds.......if I acquit, will people/prosecutors think I was bribed also?
Ben trying to get in the driving seat of the 71 car.
Yeah... I definitely wouldn't touch any of that money... Id be taking all $50,000 to the police immediately!
That person's house is compromised now. How can they ever feel safe there again? The court needs to pay for this person to move to a new house somehow
The person who dropped off the money also needs to be found, and every tied to them charged with Domestic Terrorism and locked up for life, no trial, no parole, just gone, all their income and possessions liqudated and given back to the community.
It's all a matter of public record. It doesn't matter if they move, unless they move far away and assume another name.
what if they just made they just made story up and said they were told they would suffer if not acquitted. just to move for free
Or... take their cash & then vote to convict anyway? After all it's "free", and since it's cash, untraceable. Decisions, decisions. 🤔
That's what I'd do! (and move...)
Thats why it was delivered to a relative.that says we know where your loved one lives.
I hope the person who tried to give money to the juror goes to jail.
None of the jury driving new BMWs reported getting any money.
If it wasn’t fraud I’d take the bribe. How can I know they’re good for the rest?
I take it 120k isn’t enough?
I'd just take the $120k. Convict and not worry about the 2nd pymt.
What are you going to do, sue them for the balance?
"A juror in a Minneapolis trial related to $250 million in stolen pandemic aid reported that she had a sack containing $120,000 in cash delivered to her door - and a note promising more if she voted to acquit."
FBI sting
That bribe would be 0.048 % of the stolen funds. A bloody twentyfirst of a penny for every dollar.
What delivery....never got a delivery with a bag of cash 💰🤔
A sack of cash dropped off anonymously?
What sack of cash? I'm busy being a conscientious juror.
With 200 mil supposedly hiding about you would expect more than 100k.
Ben’s barely visible leaning on the driver’s side door of #71.
I presume those kitties are fed...
Mornin' Bill
@@Bobs-Wrigles5555 Not yet but I’m on my way.
G’nite Bob.
The nightmare is just starting for this poor woman and her family imo. Living in fear of retaliation from those who tried to bribe her. An FBI investigation into the bribery attempt. And an FBI investigation into the family for possibly keeping some of the cash.
Man, I've been selected for jury duty. So far, I haven't been called in for any trials yet, but being retired, I am looking forward to my $250 K !!!
Defendants are from a culture where corruption is the way business is done, it appears they did a poor job of assimilation into the culture of their new home which is why they are now in trouble.
What culture would that be?
Are you saying they're all politicians?
Like only one "culture" participates in corruption? 😂
@@davidh9638 The failed state of Somalia. "Scoring 180 countries around the world, the Corruption Perceptions Index is the leading global indicator of public sector corruption. Somalia has a score of 11 this year, with a change of -1 since last year, meaning it ranks 180 out of 180 countries."
Wow, so they tried paying her $20,000?
Lol, I'm glad some ppl got that, before I get some well meaning correction.
If I were the FBI, I would be taking a very close look at the bank accounts for all of the jury members and keeping an eye out for Cash Transaction Reports and Suspicious Activity Reports from their financial institutions.
tha is another good point Steve. How do we know another juror didn't get the same offer and keep the money? The jurors all reported that they didn't get any money or bribes but people lie... How do we know they are telling the truth.
What a coincidence I lost a bag with 120 thousand in it , did the money say in god we trust ?
Ben trying to slide into the driver seat of #71(Dukes of Hazzard style), Steve's LHS
"Your honor, I am appalled that someone would attempt to bribe my vote with this $20 bill"
Man, why couldn't I have served on a jury with a case where the defendants were rich enough to bribe me.
It is cheaper to threaten people vs bribing them.
You have to wonder if any of the other jurors were offered a similar deal?
I Always look forward to a new video from Steve. Thanks for keeping us law nerds entertained and informed!
Good point about the other jurors being prejudiced against the defense. They should file an emergency motion to the appeals court on this immediately. 😜
The whole jury needs to be dismissed and redrawn from a new pool.
" I've never heard it happening" Does not equal "it's never happened before"
Time to check the bank accounts of all of the jurors. You know, just in case all the jurors were similarly bribed and only one of them was actually honest.
Why would you put it in a bank?! It gets reported to the govt. Even of you space out deposits...
@@jilbertb If you buy stuff, with money not from a bank, you get found out too. Money gets tracked. No matter what. You could sit on that money for 50 years, and the government would still notice "Hey, you bought $50k worth of stuff with money not possiblely gained from your Job. The IRS and FBI would like a word with you."
Think about it. the IRS and Government knows your job and paycheck, they know EXACTLY how much money you are gaining 'Legally', and thus know EXACTLY how much you have to spend on Utility, rent, food and so on. They can EASILY track through your Taxes if you suddenly bought and own something, such as new Insurance on a new car, that can't be explained away. The government knows everything about you.
Can you Imagine EVERY COURT CASE GOING FORWARD . . . . when the first day the Judge has to issue Additional Warnings saying "Report all Bribes to the Court IMMEDIATELY"
What if an owner of a rival organization sent the cash? Bribing one juror won't get an acquittal, but it will make the whole justice system mad at whoever is assumed to have sent the bribe.
How to: pleading guilty without saying "I'm guilty"
or you could just plead no contest...
Really? Maybe the juror made up the story and used $120,000 if their own money just to get out of jury duty.
Whoever is on trail summed up there verdiced, and as this investigation goes forward, i wouldn't want to be found as a part of this.
Looks like they kept some of that $250m...
Lol," None of them reported a big bag of cash." Followed by a disbelieving laugh. I'm dying here.
the other jurors already took the cash and are keeping quiet
And now they're pissed at the one that reported it because now all of them are going to have their finances watched.
It was going to be $100k but because of inflation the bribe was increased to $120k.
What would the crime be to take the money if they still ended up voting to convict if they were guilty?
The woman who reported the bribe should get to keep it for her honesty tbh.
Thank you honest citizen
How would they know she voted to acquit? Can they give more cash without knowing that?
I was an alternate on a civil case and they told me that I was an alternate up front. And I was dismissed when the jury went to deliberate.
did you feel relieved from not having to make a decision or angst from not knowing about the inner chamber discussion. i felt bad for our 2 alternates.
If someone hands me a bag of cash: no they didnt
If they didn't pick me to give the money to I would be pissed off and vote to convict.
And do you think they'll just let you live the rest of your life with that bribe money? They can turn right around and out you for having taken a bribe to, at minimum, hang a jury.
"Always in cash, never in writing" and "Half now, half after"...
I applaud her reporting it and agree with her being removed from the jury. But I’d also say she should get to keep the money.
When all is said and done, does that jury get to keep at least a portion of that money as a prize? They have certainly been inconvenienced and put a great risk for a very measly amount of money every day.
The leaving of cash at a jurors house is smack out of the gangster 30's
It reminds me of a movie I saw with Demi Moore in it as a juror.
This is close to me. I’m happy I’m in Washington county and not Hennepin county where they would pick the jury pool from.
In the future I would prefer a nondescript briefcase to the sack with a dollar sign on it.
This just proved someone took a bunch of money out of that fund.
Double it and add a zero if you want to get your bribes taken seriously.
So, a fellow juror had a strange come to her house. What other juror home address do they have? I think I would no longer want to be on that jury. Great way for the prosecution to taint the jury.
It could be the other way around, knowing that would cause a conviction instead of getting away with the crime.
I would question, "Who leaked the names & addresses of the jurors, to enable the bribery?"
WOW, I would truly have a hard time with that, I would want to do the right thing, but $120,000 what the right thing is?
I'd be buying a campervan and embarking on my nomad life.
Especially when it's all over someone stealing government money they stole from us, and would otherwise send it to another country. Hmmm. Gotta do the right thing, but damn, that would sting.
Then one of the defendants jumps up and yells "There was 200 grand in that bag."
If there was ever a good opportunity for civil asset forfeiture, this would be it.
OH, if only I was a porch pirate in that neighborhood. . . Jury bribery used to be a lot more common than you think, and cheaper...had an Uncle, attorney, that early on would go to trials and watch ... he said that if watched the jury, you could tell who was bribed...that person already knew how they were voting so were paying no attention to the proceedings.
If I were the Defense Attorney I'd move for a mistrial. This could seriously prejudice the jury, and who's to say it's his client that did this? Or what if it's only 1 of the 7?
The juror reported it? I really hope the court let the juror keep that money. I can only imagine how it would backfire if that money were confiscated....
They still multiple millions of dollars and come at me with 120,000
I would send them back to the drawing board.
I was a student intern for a US Attorney and caught the defendants in a trial committing fraud during a trial. Oh, the judge blew up! It turned out to be a crazy trial!
I don’t know what more concerning, the fact they find this juror or the fact they had 150, I mean 120K laying around.
I'd give the money and note to the police and tell the court I can't be on the jury due to a pending investigation into whoever may or may not have bribed me.
We really should have a law that says if a juror reports bribery like this one does, they get to keep the money. It would eliminate the temptation for people in bad financial situations.
if I was that Juror.. i would have told the police/court, this bag containing $60,000 was dropped at my house..
As a juror I say "if the cash don't fit (think Papillon) I must acquit!"
With the amount of money they stole…. They should’ve dropped off 2 million.
They stole $40 million and they think they'd get acquitted for only $180k? Really?
This is exactly what is expected in third-world kangaroo courts. Guess where the defendants hail from? Peterson, Anderson, Johnson, Carlson….names no longer even recognized in Minnesota.
Another juror got released because they knew about it. As a family member, contacted them telling them about it
Who knows what they might do. To make sure you don't speak up later they may off you to keep you silent.