"These defendants admitted they obstructed a federal criminal trial in Brooklyn by attempting to bribe a juror, which strikes at the very heart of the rule of law."
"The day the trial against Gogic was set to begin, federal prosecutors announced that one of the jurors had been approached with a bribe."
"FBI Special Agent Joseph Costello described his investigation into the plot starting Nov. 13, 2025, when Fteja called a juror, identified as John Doe, and set up a meeting in Staten Island."
Mustafa Fteja, Vladimir Krasniqi, and Afrim Kupa were charged with bribing a juror in Goran Gogic's drug trial. They offered $100,000 for a not guilty verdict. Kupa pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice, while Fteja and Krasniqi had previously pleaded guilty. Each faces up to 20 years in prison. U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella emphasized the seriousness of interfering with the justice system. The bribery attempt led to the postponement of Gogic's trial, which involved trafficking $1 billion worth of cocaine.
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