Juror Faces Jail After Being Convicted of Taking £5,000 Bribe to Acquit UK Drug Dealer

Juror Faces Jail After Being Convicted of Taking £5,000 Bribe to Acquit UK Drug Dealer
Damien Drackley—a juror on trial for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice—arrives at the Old Bailey, London, on Dec. 8, 2022. PA
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Four people have been convicted of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, including a juror who was paid £5,000 to try and influence others on the jury and gain an acquittal for a drug dealer.

During a trial that ended on Thursday, the Old Bailey heard Leslie Allen, 66, was a major drugs kingpin in the city of Coventry in the English Midlands.

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