Duran and others are accused of coming to Miami to cover up the source and destination of a suitcase stuffed with $800,000 in cash. Prosecutors say it was a gift from Venezuela to the campaign of Argentina's new president. Duran claims he was set up by the FBI and wasn't acting as Venezuela's agent.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Still no verdict in Fla. cash suitcase trial
Jurors in Miami are still deliberating in the case of a wealthy Venezuelan accused of acting as an illegal foreign agent in the U.S. The 12-person federal jury deliberated all day Thursday in the case of 41-year-old Franklin Duran and will return Friday. They previously said they were deadlocked but were told to keep trying by Judge Joan Lenard. A continued impasse would result in a mistrial.
Duran and others are accused of coming to Miami to cover up the source and destination of a suitcase stuffed with $800,000 in cash. Prosecutors say it was a gift from Venezuela to the campaign of Argentina's new president. Duran claims he was set up by the FBI and wasn't acting as Venezuela's agent.
Duran and others are accused of coming to Miami to cover up the source and destination of a suitcase stuffed with $800,000 in cash. Prosecutors say it was a gift from Venezuela to the campaign of Argentina's new president. Duran claims he was set up by the FBI and wasn't acting as Venezuela's agent.
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