Vermont man pleads guilty in polo mogul jury tamper case

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Vermont man pleads guilty in polo mogul jury tamper case
Curt Anderson, Ap Legal Affairs Writer
Updated 4:10 pm, Wednesday, September 9, 2015

MIAMI (AP) — A Vermont man pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal fraud charge for falsely claiming that in exchange for up to $1 million he could make sure a jury did not convict a prominent Florida polo mogul on a DUI manslaughter charge.

James Perron of Tinmouth, Vermont, pleaded guilty to a single wire fraud charge in federal court Wednesday. The charge carries a maximum 20-year prison sentence and up to a $250,000 fine, although Perron will likely get a lighter sentence.

Perron, 49, admitted sending text messages to a polo player who was friends with John Goodman, founder of the International Polo Club. Goodman, heir to a heating and air conditioning fortune, was being tried last year a second time for a 2010 drunken-driving crash in Palm Beach County that killed 23-year-old Scott Wilson.

Perron falsely claimed in the messages to the player, Kris Kampsen, that a relative could sway the Goodman jury in return for $1 million for an acquittal or $500,000 for a hung jury, FBI agents said.

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Perron sent a text assuring that his relative "cannot guarantee acquital (sic) but can hang the jury if necessary," according to an FBI affidavit.



Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Records-Vermont-man-to-plead-guilty-in-polo-6492368.php

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[Bossy Monkey]

1. "Polo mogul jury tamper" is now my favorite tongue-twister

though I don't mean to make light of the underlying drunk-driving death story.

[Judi Lynn]

2. It IS tricky, by golly! So odd. Almost impossible to say repeatedly quickly. n/t

[TexasBushwhacker]

3. Goodman also tried to adopt his girlfriend

so that he could get to the trust money set aside for his children. Total slimeball.