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Minnesota Now with Cathy Wurzer
Nina Moini, Matt Sepic and Alanna Elder

Juror dismissed from Feeding Our Future trial after attempted bribery

A courtrooms sketch
The trial, pictured Friday, was disrupted after an unnamed woman dropped a bag full of cash at a juror’s house and promised more if the juror voted to acquit.
Cedric Hohnstadt

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Monday marked a major development in the Feeding Our Future trial. The FBI has seized the cell phones of all seven defendants after an unnamed woman visited the home of a juror late Sunday and gave $120,000 to her father-in-law and promised to deliver more money if the juror voted to acquit.

MPR News correspondent Matt Sepic has been following the trial for the past month. He joined MPR News guest host Nina Moini to debrief the impacts of the attempted bribery.

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