Prosecutors have charged six people so far in Plunder Dome. Four of them have pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with the investigation. Former tax board chairman Pannone and former vice chairman Ead have pleaded guilty. Mosca Jr. Prosecutors revoked Pannone's plea deal last month after they said he got squeamish about providing information about friends and contradicted himself regarding three people. Former Tax Collector Anthony Annarino faces charges of taking bribes from Freitas in return for reducing delinquent tax payments.
Jury selection continues today.
Glancy's trial could start later this week, after Bristow and prosecutor Rose complete the tedious task of individually questioning potential jurors to see whether they could reach an impartial verdict. Lagueux said he decided to have the lawyers question the prospective jurors one by one because of the intense news coverage surrounding Plunder Dome. Six jurors were tentatively selected from the pool of 45 by the end of yesterday's proceedings. Once 12 jurors have been tentatively picked, Bristow and Rose each will be allowed to have a certain number of jurors rejected without stating a reason. Under court rules, Bristow may challenge up to 10 potential jurors and Rose may challenge up to six.