Alteon@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 6 months agoFraud trial juror reports getting bag of $120,000 and promise of more if she'll acquitwww.yahoo.comexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkFraud trial juror reports getting bag of $120,000 and promise of more if she'll acquitwww.yahoo.comAlteon@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 6 months agomessage-square55fedilink
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoYou let them keep it as a reward for doing the right thing and reporting, but you also replace them in the jury.
minus-squareRvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoSo you can replace a juror of your choice for a bag of cash?
minus-squaredb0@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoApparently you can do that already since this juror was removed. Also it sounds expensive with very little reward
minus-squareBuddahriffic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoNot to mention it involves directly implicating yourself in a new crime (or several, since it would be both bribery as well as jury tampering). And it would be more evidence of guilt.
You let them keep it as a reward for doing the right thing and reporting, but you also replace them in the jury.
So you can replace a juror of your choice for a bag of cash?
Apparently you can do that already since this juror was removed. Also it sounds expensive with very little reward
Not to mention it involves directly implicating yourself in a new crime (or several, since it would be both bribery as well as jury tampering). And it would be more evidence of guilt.