A Miami jury will return next week to continue deliberations in the case of a wealthy Venezuelan accused of acting as an illegal foreign agent in the U.S.
The 12 jurors failed again Friday to determine the guilt or innocence of 41-year-old Franklin Duran. They have been deliberating for six days after an eight-week trial. 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 was not acting as Venezuela's agent.
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