(Today is Wednesday.) Rob’s linked NBC article is from Monday. A second juror, who heard about the attempted bribery, was excused on Tuesday…
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On Tuesday, a second juror — a 25-year-old woman from Savage — said she heard about the attempted bribery from a family member. An alternate — a 30-year-old Andover man — replaced her as the jury weighs 41 charges against seven people accused of stealing money meant to feed needy children.
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U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel sequestered the jury Monday night after the attempted bribery, citing their safety. Brasel also added security to the courtroom, detained defendants and had an FBI agent confiscate their phones. Authorities are investigating the leak of jurors’ names, which hadn’t been publicly disclosed to anyone besides the attorneys.
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