Opinion ID: 784897
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: The July 2, 1998 Indictment

Text: 10 On July 2, 1998, defendants — again not identified by name — procured a third indictment, this time charging plaintiff Jacob with receiving a bribe, receiving a reward for official misconduct, conspiracy, and two counts of official misconduct. Plaintiffs assert that throughout the investigation and prosecution of this case, defendants never had any evidence to support a bribery charge; their sole purpose was to secure a politically embarrassing indictment. Upon information and belief, plaintiffs charge that unidentified defendants coerced and threatened witness James Rogers to testify against Jacob. Id. at ¶ 69. When Rogers refused to testify at trial, defendants were obliged to dismiss the indictment. 11 Further, as evidence of selective prosecution, plaintiffs allege, upon information and belief, that defendants decided not to prosecute another person implicated in a bribery scheme because his political ties were Republican rather than Democratic. Id. at ¶ 66.