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Alteon@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 1 年前

Fraud trial juror reports getting bag of $120,000 and promise of more if she'll acquit

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Fraud trial juror reports getting bag of $120,000 and promise of more if she'll acquit

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Alteon@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 1 年前
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    The juror should have said it was $100,000.

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      What, you mean this bag of 80k that somebody dropped at my door? No idea where it came from

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        I’m shocked that you’d think that any amount of money, even 60k, would get me to compromise my civic duty.

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          40k is only a years salary for me so idk why they thought that would be anywhere near enough.

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            This 20k would have really helped me out, but alas, morals.

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              Somebody suggested that I’d get some money, but I never did. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m late for an appointment at the Ferrari dealership.

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                This was all beautiful, thank you everyone that pulled through

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                  You’re beautiful.

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                120k is barely a down payment on a Ferrari.

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                  Definitely not true for a sweet used one

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                    Yeah, but you said going to the Ferrari dealer, not going to Craigslist.

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                apparently our 20k increments played well on Boing Boing . We did it guys!

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                  Finally, we’re famous.

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              How do they expect to sway a juror for only $5k?

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        What bag?

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      Seriously? You expect me to compromise my morals for 50k?

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      Or just take the money and still prosecute and never mention the money.

      Someone handed out $120,000? wow, I hope they find that money

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        I have a feeling that one would be swiftly dispatched in this sort of instance.

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        The kinds of people that hand you $120,000 in exchange for criminal behavior aren’t the kinds of people to just shrug their shoulders and be okay with you stealing it.

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      Take it, gaslight yourself that it doesn’t exist, finish the trial, buy a weeks worth of groceries

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        I don’t think shopping at Whole Foods would be a good use of that money. The asparagus water just isn’t worth it, you can make it at home.

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      Why assume it didn’t start as $250k before it got to the news?

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        If I was the juror in a case of this scale, with all of the political people involved, I would be scared shitless that it was a setup by cops or some other party. I would assume I had been videoed taking the money and would run immediately to hand over every penny.

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      I figure that once you admit to someone trying to bribe you, that someone’s finances will probably be investigated, and if it seems like they really gave you bunch more and you lied about the amount, that’s potential trouble for you.

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        You lied or the guy giving you the money took his percentage.

        Who are you more likely to believe? The one reporting the crime or the one that committed it?

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        They’re convicted felons for the crime of fraud. Of course they’re going to try to commit more fraud about how much money they offered you.

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