The night before a multimillion-dollar fraud trial was set to wrap up, a woman drove to the home of one of the jurors, who was not there at the time, prosecutors said. When the juror's relative opened the door, the woman allegedly handed them a gift bag and parted with a message: 'Tell her there will be another bag for her if she votes to acquit.'
The bribery attempt on Sunday night became the latest twist in a legal saga involving 70 defendants accused in a massive pandemic fraud scheme that bilked the government of some $250 million.
According to court records, the defendants are all linked to food vendors and distribution sites that received federal funds disbursed by the nonprofits to provide ready-to-eat meals to children.
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