Juror Who Allegedly Offered ‘Fix’ Is Indicted
A federal juror removed for suspected tampering with jury deliberations just hours before Los Angeles businessman Michael R. Goland was convicted last May of making an illegal political donation was indicted Wednesday on two felony counts of obstruction of justice and criminal contempt.
U.S. Atty. Lourdes G. Baird said that Barry Kuhnke, 32, of Huntington Beach, a U.S. Defense Department employee, is alleged to have handed a note to Goland outside the courtroom offering to try to fix the case.
The obstruction of justice charge against Kuhnke carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and/or a $250,000 fine. The criminal contempt charge has no prescribed maximum.
Baird said that the indictment followed an FBI investigation. Kuhnke could not be reached for comment.
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