Judge Declares Mistrial In John Travolta Extortion Case

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Judge Declares Mistrial In John Travolta Extortion Case

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After nearly a month in a courtroom, a Bahamian judge in John Travolta’s $25 million extortion case declared a mistrial over alleged jury misconduct yesterday. The trial ended when a local Parliament politician stated on television and radio that the still-deliberating jury had acquitted former ...

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Mistrial Declared in John Travolta Extortion Case

— people.com — A retrial is ordered for a Bahamian paramedic and lawyer accused of trying to blackmail the star... after his son's death Mistrial Declared in John Travolta Extortion Case

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Mistrial in Travolta Extortion Case

— tmz.com — Filed under: Celebrity Justice , John Travolta The judge in the John Travolta extortion case has declared... a mistrial, reportedly because of jury misconduct.Justice Anita Allen released the jury and declared a mistrial after learning that a member of ... Mistrial in Travolta Extortion Case

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Travolta Mistrial Moron -- Explain Yourself!!!

— tmz.com — Filed under: John Travolta The Bahamian buffoon who blew the whole John Travolta extortion trial is about... to have his own day in court ... because the judge in the case wants him to explain himself in person.Lawmaker Picewell Forbes has been summoned ... Travolta Mistrial Moron -- Explain Yourself!!!

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