acquits in the case of Minnesota charity who stole $250M COVID bucks meant to feed kids
BAG STORY
A 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 stealing more than $40 million from a program meant to feed children during the pandemic.
The 23-year-old juror said she immediately turned over the bag of cash to police. She said a woman left it with her father-in-law Sunday with the message that she'd get another bag of cash if she voted to acquit, according to a report in the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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THE TRIAL: 1x White Woman 
and 46x Somalis 
Meet Aimee, our sole white woman who ran the charity accussed of the biggest theft:
AND the 46 other accused:
JUSTICE.GOV summary:
U.S. Attorney Announces Federal Charges Against 47 Defendants in $250 Million Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme
“Today's indictments describe an egregious plot to steal public funds meant to care for children in need in what amounts to the largest pandemic relief fraud scheme yet,” said FBI Director Christopher Wray. “The defendants went to great lengths to exploit a program designed to feed underserved children in Minnesota amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, fraudulently diverting millions of dollars designated for the program for their own personal gain. These charges send the message that the FBI and our law enforcement partners remain vigilant and will vigorously pursue those who attempt to enrich themselves through fraudulent means.”
“This was a brazen scheme of staggering proportions,” said U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger for the District of Minnesota. “These defendants exploited a program designed to provide nutritious food to needy children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, they prioritized their own greed, stealing more than a quarter of a billion dollars in federal funds to purchase luxury cars, houses, jewelry, and coastal resort property abroad. I commend the work of the skilled investigators and prosecutors who unraveled the lies, deception, and mountains of false documentation to bring this complex case to light.”
THE TRUMP EFFECT
even if this doesnt involve Trump
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Seems like a really dumb thing to do since so many people have ring cameras nowadays.
Also the type of person to get selected for jury duty is not the type of person to take that type of bribe. Like they are taking time off work to sit in a court room getting paid barely anything. Anybody without a strong moral conscious is going to try and get out of jury duty. The only people who get selected for jury duty are the hall monitor goody two shoe types.
If I ever got jury duty I would bring my cat for emotional support and because he is very good at spotting goodsters.
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lmao not sure what job you work but I get paid my full salary on days where I have jury duty, plus they let me keep the $50/day or whatever shit they pay you.
basically instead of doing actual work I get a pass to hang out at the courthouse, plus I can sleep in and generally get out early
last time I did it, the trial went to a second day. We were all done by like 10:30am the second day. Just went home and enjoyed the rest of my day off, fully paid, not using any PTO.
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Job doesn't have to pay you legally, but they can't fire you. Most jobs don't pay during jury duty from my experience,and if you are freelance/ own your own business you are shit out of luck.
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I'd bet that most salaried white-collar jobs do. Certainly all the ones I've had did.
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