Four people have been convicted of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, including a juror who was paid £5,000 to try and influence others on the jury and gain an acquittal for a drug dealer. During a trial that ended on Thursday, the Old Bailey heard Leslie Allen, 66, was a major drugs kingpin…
Juror Faces Jail After Being Convicted of Taking £5,000 Bribe to Acquit UK Drug Dealer
Convictions in FBI Sting of Politician Should Be Thrown Out, Legal Scholar Says
An Ohio politician who was ensnared in an FBI “sting” wants his two corruption-related convictions thrown out—a challenge that ought to prevail, says a legal scholar who has followed the case closely. Lawyers for Alexander “P.G.” Sittenfeld, a former Cincinnati city councilman who was convicted of bribery and attempted extortion this summer, filed motions for…
Cincinnati Ex-Councilman’s Convictions Should Be Thrown Out, Legal Scholar Says
A former Ohio politician is seeking to have his two federal corruption-related convictions thrown out—a challenge that ought to prevail, according to a legal scholar who has followed the case closely. Lawyers for Alexander “P.G.” Sittenfeld, a former Cincinnati city council member who was convicted in July of bribery and attempted extortion, filed motions for…
Emergency Order Sought for Ohio Juror’s Cellphone Data
A battle over the cellphone data of “Juror X,” who repeatedly posted on Facebook about her involvement in a high-profile Ohio case, has intensified. In a recently released order, Judge Douglas Cole allowed prosecutors and defense lawyers to question two more jurors about possible improper influences during the trial of P.G. Sittenfeld, a former Cincinnati…
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