"The FBI tapped Fteja's phone and recorded a conversation with Krasniqi in English and Albanian about how they planned to get the juror the money. The next day the FBI staked out the trio of Fteja, Krasniqi and Kupa as they met at Krasniqi's Staten Island home. How they gonna pay [John Doe #1], who's gonna give the money? Fteja asked in a recorded phone call, according to a court transcript Cash, responded Kupa."
"The three men allegedly obtained a copy of the jury list or jury information from individuals connected to this trial, Navarro said. Fteja was released later Monday on a $150,000 bond and Krasniqi and Kupa were detained. Gogic is on trial for allegedly trafficking some $1 billion worth of cocaine from Columbia to Europe through the United States. Prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York U.S Attorney's office say he moved more than"
U.S. District Judge Joan Azrack dismissed the jury in Goran Gogic's federal drug trial after three men were arrested for allegedly attempting to bribe a juror with $100,000. The FBI began investigating after Mustafa Fteja called a juror on Nov. 13, arranged a Staten Island meeting, and allegedly offered cash for a not guilty verdict. FBI agents recorded calls, staked out meetings, and allege the men obtained jury information. Fteja was released on a $150,000 bond while Vladimir Krasniqi and Afrim Kupa were detained. A new jury will be selected after a 30-day break. Gogic faces charges of trafficking about $1 billion in cocaine.
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