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Courtroom Shenanigans: Accused Drug Dealer In Capital Region Tries Bribing Juror, Police Say Courtroom Shenanigans: Accused Drug Dealer In Capital Region Tries Bribing Juror, Police Say
Courtroom Shenanigans: Accused Drug Dealer In Capital Region Tries Bribing Juror, Police Say An accused drug dealer from the region is facing more charges after allegedly attempting to bribe a juror in his ongoing criminal trial. Schoharie County resident Michael Bell, age 37, was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 13, on a felony charge of bribing a juror, according to New York State Police. Troopers said Bell, of the village of Schoharie, approached a juror in the town of Amsterdam in Montgomery County earlier in the day and offered them money in an attempt to influence their jury decision. The juror refused his offer and was ultimately dismissed from the trial. Bell’s trial, which bega…

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