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.”
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Wait, why was she dismissed? She refused and returned the money immediately. Doesn't this just mean you can get anyone removed from a jury by anonymously bribing them, whether they take the bribe or not?
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yea this is good to know for future endeavors
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You can get removed from jury for all sorts of things. Imo it should happen more often, but it comes down to practicality and money so they let all sorts of stuff fly.
Also she is going to now be a witness for the bribery/jury tampering case.
And it goes the other way as well, anyome could drop money off at someone's house to make the defendant look guilty. She won't be unbiased anymore, so she shouldn't be on the jury.
If I stole 40 million, and the wrong guy was being prosecuted for stealing it, it would be super smart to hire somebody to drop off 120k making them looking super guilty. Or super dumb, depending if they took the money
My thinking is how many other jurors got money? I would go through jury selection again completely and make jury members stay in secure locations, because you can't be sure other jury members didn't get money as well.
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