FBI searches defendant’s home after juror was allegedly offered a $120,000 bribe for a not guilty verdict
In a detention order filed Thursday, U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel said it is “likely” that at least one defendant was involved in the bribe attempt
Federal agents have searched the Minnesota home of at least one of the seven defendants facing a high-profile fraud trial, days after a juror said someone attempted to bribe her with nearly $120,000 in cash in exchange for an acquittal.
The
FBI said it conducted “court authorized law enforcement activity”
Wednesday in Savage, Minnesota, where, according to a superseding
indictment, at least three of the defendants have purchased homes in the
last few years. ---More...