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A juror in a multimillion-dollar fraud trial was offered $120,000 and a promise of more money to vote for acquittal, leading to an FBI investigation. The trial involves 70 defendants accused of a $250 million pandemic fraud scheme, with 18 already pleading guilty. The bribery attempt has led to heightened security measures, including the sequestration of the jury and the detention of the seven defendants currently on trial.
A US trial involving a $40 million pandemic-fraud scheme was disrupted after a juror reported an attempted $120,000 bribe to vote for acquittal. The juror, who was dismissed, revealed that a woman offered the bribe at her home. The trial involves seven Somali immigrants accused of defrauding a federal food aid program for children. The court has detained the defendants and sequestered the jury for the remainder of the trial.
A juror in Minneapolis was dismissed after reporting that she was offered $120,000 in cash to acquit seven defendants accused of stealing over $40 million from a pandemic child nutrition program. The trial, involving one of the largest pandemic-related fraud cases in the U.S., has led to the recovery of $50 million and the indictment of 70 individuals. The judge has sequestered the jury to ensure a fair trial.
Federal investigators dismantled the 911 S5 Botnet, one of the world's largest malicious botnets, and arrested its administrator, YunHe Wang, a Chinese national. The botnet facilitated billions in fraudulent transactions, including COVID relief fraud, by compromising 19 million IP addresses globally. Wang allegedly made over $99 million from selling access to these IP addresses to cybercriminals. The FBI, with international cooperation, seized 23 domains and over 70 servers, and continues to investigate the network.