Five Somali Muslims have been charged for allegedly trying to bribe a juror to acquit their brethren on trial who were accused of stealing $40m
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… The bribe suspects allegedly carried out a plan where $120k was given to a juror with the instruction that she had to convince other jurors the prosecution was racist. They promised more money. Three of the suspects allegedly destroyed evidence from their phones when they were ordered to surrender evidence.
This is the first time in Minnesota history that bribes were made in a federal trial.
… In a huge shock at trial, it was revealed a juror was offered a bag crammed with $120k in cash to acquit them.
Those convicted are all connected to the Dar Al-Farooq mosque: Abdiaziz S. Farah, 35, Mohamed J. Ismail, 51, Abdimajid Mohamed Nur, 23, Mukhtar Mohamed Shariff, 33, and Hayat Mohamed Nur, 27.
Posted by: Fred 2024-06-27 |