Juror jailed for accepting bribe

[matchmaker]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west...

BBC said:

A juror who took a bribe during a five-month money laundering and drug trafficking trial has been jailed for six years.

Catherine Leahy, 62, accepted almost £3,000 in inappropriate payments while deliberating during proceedings at the High Court in Glasgow.

The former classroom assistant was caught after police received a tip-off.

Leahy was the spokeswoman on a jury which acquitted an alleged drug dealer. Prosecutors are considering a retrial.

It is the first case of its type in Scottish legal history. No jurors have previously been prosecuted in Scotland for corrupt behaviour.

Stupid bh.

[AndrewEH1]

matchmaker said:

Stupid bh.

For only £3k too, idiot

[Derek Smith]

matchmaker said:

Stupid bh.

Also corrupt and dishonest.

How much did that trial cost the Scots?

[J2daG1990]

6 years for £3k.

that's £500 per year - if you're going to accept a bribe at least make it a decent amount!

[PAULJ5555]

Fair play most of our sentences in the UK are a joke but 6 years for this does send out a good message, she will be out in 3 years mind if not sooner.

[R8Steve]

I'm actually quite surprised that listening devices are used in such a manner.

How did they get it into the house?

[Osinjak]

R8Steve said:

I'm actually quite surprised that listening devices are used in such a manner.

How did they get it into the house?

Someone put them there, probably carried them in I guess. That or highly trained Ninja Howler monkeys. Or something.

[PAULJ5555]

R8Steve said:

I'm actually quite surprised that listening devices are used in such a manner.

How did they get it into the house?

I dont know but was thinking maybe they get you cut off with your Sky/Cable and then send someone round. Interseted to know as this would limit conversations to one room maybe.

[TwistingMyMelon]

PAULJ5555 said:

R8Steve said:

I'm actually quite surprised that listening devices are used in such a manner.

How did they get it into the house?

I dont know but was thinking maybe they get you cut off with your Sky/Cable and then send someone round. Interseted to know as this would limit conversations to one room maybe.

Loads of options

Lots of locks can be forced without you ever knowing

[boyse7en]

TwistingMyMelon said:

Loads of options

Lots of locks can be forced without you ever knowing

Yep.
If you wriggle a credit card vaguely near the door even the most high-security lock will simply open. I've seen it work on TV loads of times

[98elise]

TwistingMyMelon said:

PAULJ5555 said:

R8Steve said:

I'm actually quite surprised that listening devices are used in such a manner.

How did they get it into the house?

I dont know but was thinking maybe they get you cut off with your Sky/Cable and then send someone round. Interseted to know as this would limit conversations to one room maybe.

Loads of options

Lots of locks can be forced without you ever knowing

You don't need to enter a house to bug it. With the right equipment you can pick up sound through glass.

[98elise]

AndrewEH1 said:

matchmaker said:

Stupid bh.

For only £3k too, idiot

Agreed. Almost everyone has their price, Its just how far you are prepared to bend the law, and what price you put on it.

3k for throwing a trial is beyond stupidity.

[Jasandjules]

Should be given 100 lashes in the town square then executed.

[pavarotti1980]

98elise said:

Agreed. Almost everyone has their price, Its just how far you are prepared to bend the law, and what price you put on it.

3k for throwing a trial is beyond stupidity.

Also it appears a bank transfer so able to trace money back as well.

It is ironic the original trial was for money laundering though

[Foliage]

98elise said:

TwistingMyMelon said:

PAULJ5555 said:

R8Steve said:

I'm actually quite surprised that listening devices are used in such a manner.

How did they get it into the house?

I dont know but was thinking maybe they get you cut off with your Sky/Cable and then send someone round. Interseted to know as this would limit conversations to one room maybe.

Loads of options

Lots of locks can be forced without you ever knowing

You don't need to enter a house to bug it. With the right equipment you can pick up sound through glass.

Hack the wifi (default password), find some connected device (like a TV,ps4 or what ever super unsecure connected equipment) , access mic using default passwords, done.

[chunder27]

I will say I found jury service an eye opener.

First day of case, break for lunch, walk into town to get something to eat, who is walking just behind me? One of the defendants!

I had to walk through the families waiting area to get to mine every day, and every day they would try and talk, and the worst of it was, after the case, we acquitted some of the people on trial and on the way out after the case was closed there were the familes trying to thank me.

I nearly told them to eff off as I was outvoted in my jury and would have convicted at least one of them!

Was an unpleasant and rather sad experience, but to accept a bribe is borderline moronic, the cretin who did this should also be done as should more sentence be added to who is related to.,

[PAULJ5555]

pavarotti1980 said:

98elise said:

Agreed. Almost everyone has their price, Its just how far you are prepared to bend the law, and what price you put on it.

3k for throwing a trial is beyond stupidity.

Also it appears a bank transfer so able to trace money back as well.

It is ironic the original trial was for money laundering though

Bank Transfer - How stupid can you get. Shudder to think the some of these idiots dishing out justice.

[andy_s]

Foliage said:

98elise said:

TwistingMyMelon said:

PAULJ5555 said:

R8Steve said:

I'm actually quite surprised that listening devices are used in such a manner.

How did they get it into the house?

I dont know but was thinking maybe they get you cut off with your Sky/Cable and then send someone round. Interseted to know as this would limit conversations to one room maybe.

Loads of options

Lots of locks can be forced without you ever knowing

You don't need to enter a house to bug it. With the right equipment you can pick up sound through glass.

Hack the wifi (default password), find some connected device (like a TV,ps4 or what ever super unsecure connected equipment) , access mic using default passwords, done.

There are specialists who do this sort of stuff, 'advanced lock neutralisation and covert entry', for all the buzz words first thing they teach you is to try the door first and then look under the mat

[cmaguire]

PAULJ5555 said:

Bank Transfer - How stupid can you get. Shudder to think the some of these idiots dishing out justice.

The concept of being judged by your peers is laughable.
They aren't my peers

[7795]

I'm sure not in this case but...

Trial not going the prosecution way. Find an idiot on the Jury. Successfully bribe and jail and insist on re-trial?