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Fraud trial juror reports getting bag of $120,000 and promise of more if she'll acquit (www.yahoo.com)

submitted 5 months ago by Alteon@lemmy.world to c/usa@midwest.social

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[–] Euphorazine@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If the juror is allowed to keep the money after the trial if they report it, just means we will have open bribery of jurors.

"Yes, I got this $100,000 cashier check to vote guilty, so I'm going to vote not guilty to keep the $100,000"

[–] grue@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You let them keep it as a reward for doing the right thing and reporting, but you also replace them in the jury.

[–] RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

So you can replace a juror of your choice for a bag of cash?

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Apparently you can do that already since this juror was removed. Also it sounds expensive with very little reward

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

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.