Jury Misconduct Threw Out Fraud Trial | Canberra News

A six-month fraud trial ending in ten convictions for five men—including construction boss George Alex—has been thrown out due to shocking jury misconduct. Federal police stumbled upon the scandal during a raid unrelated to the case, uncovering that the foreman had secretly searched defendants online and shared findings with jurors. Judges ruled this tainted the trial, calling it unprecedented, and also found jurors discussed bribes (though no bribe was proven) and one juror knew the defense lawyer personally. Despite dismissing two jurors, the court deemed the trial fundamentally flawed, declaring a miscarriage of justice and ordering a new trial. Alex and his co-defendants, who were granted bail last year, are set for arraignment again on September fourth. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/1f08e9773a73f6f2