"Gogic, 46, who remains held without bail at MDC Brooklyn, was set to stand trial on charges in November that he played a key role in an operation that trafficked more than 20 tons of cocaine through U.S. ports. A day before opening statements, though, the trial was thrown into chaos, when prosecutors said they'd learned of a plot to offer a $100,000 bribe to a juror."
"prosecutors learned of Gogic had a photo of one cooperating witness's then 15-year-old daughter in his jail cell, as well as sensitive documents from two separate meetings between authorities and another cooperator. One cooperating witness - the one whose daughter's photo was found in Gogic's cell - said "that on three separate occasions, three different individuals he knew to be associated with the defendant or otherwise involved in narcotics trafficking attempted to contact him while (the witness) was incarcerated," the feds wrote."
Goran Gogic faces federal drug-trafficking charges alleging a key role in an operation that moved more than 20 tons of cocaine through U.S. ports. Prosecutors say a juror-bribery plot emerged a day before opening statements, including an attempted $100,000 bribe. Investigators report witness-intimidation efforts, with individuals linked to the defendant attempting to contact cooperating witnesses while incarcerated. Authorities discovered in Gogic's jail cell a photo of a cooperating witness's then-15-year-old daughter and sensitive documents from meetings between authorities and a cooperator. Prosecutors asked a judge to disqualify lawyers from the firm Rubestein & Corozo and identified Mr. Corozzo as a subject in the probe.
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