Well, I might be premature with that statement, but the Chicago Tribune is reporting tonight that a cloud is developing around a second juror on the panel of the George Ryan trial.
The former Illinois governor is on trial, along with lobbyist Larry Warner, for various corruption and racketeering charges.
See the posts below this one on the problems facing another member of that jury.
From the Chicago Tribune (free registration required):
Further record searches Friday linked the name of a female juror to an alias. The woman with that alias faced felony drug charges, as well as misdemeanor child neglect and assault charges, records show. She was not convicted of these charges, the records show.
The female juror linked to that alias stated on a jury questionnaire before the trial that she had never been charged or accused of a crime.
A number of public records -- from bankruptcy filings to land transactions -- appear to show that the juror and the woman with several arrests are the same person.
It is unclear what impact the revelation of a second juror apparently shielding past brushes with the law would have on the deliberations in the 5-month-old public corruption trial.
Judge Pallmeyer has promised to reveal the results of her investigation in regards to the other juror, who made his life much more complicated by apparently answering "no" to these queries on his juror questionnaire:
Have you had any good of bad experiences with the Illinois Secretary of State's Office or any other state governmental agency?
Have you, or has any close friend of relative ever been charged with or accused of a crime?
Previous posts on this subject:
Ryan trial DUI juror update
Breaking news: Gov. Ryan trial juror hid '95 DUI conviction
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