A federal judge ordered the arrest Monday evening of all seven defendants in the Feeding Our Future trial following allegations that a juror was bribed with a bag filled with $120,000 in cash.
A number of defendants, including Abdi Nur and Hayat Nur, wept as they were handcuffed by officers with the U.S. Marshals Service. Family members, friends and supporters embraced them in the courtroom before they were led away.
a juror had been dismissed after a woman arrived at the juror’s home Sunday with $120,000 in exchange for an acquittal.
Thompson told Brasel that a woman visited a juror’s house Sunday night and left a bag of cash with rolls of bills.
Thompson identified the woman as Somali; the seven defendants on trial are East African.
“This is outrageous behavior. This is the stuff that happens in mob movies,” he said. “It really strikes at the heart of this case.”