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Juror Faces Jail After Being Convicted of Taking £5,000 Bribe to Acquit UK Drug Dealer

December 8, 2022
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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…

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Convictions in FBI Sting of Politician Should Be Thrown Out, Legal Scholar Says

October 1, 2022
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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…

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Cincinnati Ex-Councilman’s Convictions Should Be Thrown Out, Legal Scholar Says

October 1, 2022
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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…

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Emergency Order Sought for Ohio Juror’s Cellphone Data

August 18, 2022
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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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