Thursday, January 15, 2004

 

Yet more news ...

Two Miami Drug Jurors Get 5 Years for Taking Bribes

MIAMI (AP) - Two jurors were sentenced Wednesday to five years in federal prison for taking bribes to acquit two reputed cocaine kingpins in the biggest vote-buying scandal of its kind.

Gloria Alba and Maria Penalver admitted tainting the verdict for Sal Magluta and Willy Falcon nearly eight years ago in the only known federal trial with more than one corrupt juror.

"This has got to be most significant jury travesty that we've ever seen," said U.S. Attorney Marcos Jimenez. "They struck at the very heart of our system of justice."

~~ I found the link here.

posted by Anne 1/15/2004 10:27:00 AM