FBI searches defendant’s home after juror was allegedly offered a $120,000 bribe for a not guilty verdict

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...

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