United States v. Harmon

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT JAMIE HARMON’S MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL

Before the Court is a motion for a new trial brought by Defendant Jamie Harmon (“Harmon”). ECF No. 321. The government opposes the motion. ECF No. 325. Having considered the submissions of the parties, the evidence, and the relevant law, the Court hereby DENIES Harmon’s motion for a new trial.

I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On July 20, 2010, a jury found Jamie Harmon guilty of five counts of money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. *1045 § 1956 (A) (i) (b) (i), but hung regarding her guilt on one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956 (h). ECF No. 146. On October 1, 2010, Harmon requested an evidentiary hearing regarding alleged misconduct by one of the jurors in her trial, Mark Porter. ECF No. 172. The government opposed Harmon’s request. ECF No. 186. Harmon filed a reply. ECF No. 189. Judge James Ware granted Harmon’s request, and summoned Porter to testify at an evi-dentiary hearing. ECF Nos. 200 (Order granting request for evidentiary hearing); 201 (Order summoning Mark Porter to come to the hearing). The evidentiary hearing was held on April 1, 2011. ECF No. 213 (“April 2011…