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Article: Ex-juror charged with taking bribes: Drug case acquittal led to resignation of Florida prosecutor
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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- August 19, 1998
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MIAMI - When two reputed drug kingpins were acquitted despite what
authorities considered overwhelming evidence, it left prosecutors
stunned and confused.
Two years later, investigators now say they have an explanation
for the verdict - $500,000 in bribes allegedly paid to the jury
foreman. Tip-offs included a Cadillac, a Rolex, a house and a boat
that authorities say Miguel D. Moya purchased with the money.
Moya, 35, was indicted Tuesday on six counts of bribery,
obstruction of justice and conspiracy. He is in federal custody and
has pleaded innocent to the charges.
Moya's parents, Rafaela and Jose Moya, also were indicted in the
case, which resulted from a joint investigation by the ...