In an unexpected decision, a exemplified of Delta Airlines and his friend, accused of stealing a bag with more than $258,000 from New York’s JFK Airport were found not guilty by a jury by one tribunal federal de Brooklyn.
It is verdict arrived after a judgment of three days in which prosecutors tried to implicate the couple in the robo occurred on September 24, 2019.
Quincy Thorpewho used to work in ground services for Delta, and his friend Emanuel Asuquo Okonthey faced a possible condemn up to 10 years prison If they had been found guilty of robo. So far, the federal government has not been able to recover the money stolen.
The prosecutors relied on images of surveillance from JFK that they claimed showed Thorpe, who was 22 at the time and working for the airline, carrying out the plan. Thorpe had the responsibility to carry eight bags of moneyboth American and foreign, on Delta flight 1225 from a cruise ship.
However, despite presenting these images and argue that Thorpe and Okon made a mistake by leaving evidence in a getaway vehicle, the jury issued a verdict of not guilt.
Lonnie Hart Jr., lawyer Thorpe, commented that the videos presented during the judgment They did not prove what the prosecutors claimed. He argued that none of the videos showed any criminal activity.
Hart Jr. also suggested that his client had been turned into a “scapegoat“due to the “embarrassment” suffered by Delta and the security and management company Loomis, responsible for the protection of the money.
Instead, prosecutors maintained that Thorpe and Okon had not only stolen the “valuable cargo“but they had also covert his actions. They argued that they had left clear evidence of the crime in Okon’s car, including Delta cargo tags and receipts from Loomis.
Although the accusation alleged that Thorpe had taken a stolen bag on a trailer to a remote part of the airport and transferred it to a white van, the jury did not find sufficient evidence to support these claims.
Behind the verdictThorpe expressed his relief and thanks to the jurys as he left the courtroom. Now, he and Okon are ready to move on with their lives, and Thorpe even mentioned that he might consider legal actions against Delta in the future.
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2023-09-21 03:07:00
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