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Court filing — United States v. Farah (Dkt. 549, D. Minn.)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Case No.: 22-CR-124 (7) (NEB/TNL)
Plaintiff,
DECLARATION OF ANDREW H.
vs. MOHRING
MUKHTAR MOHAMED SHARIFF,
Defendant.
I, Andrew H. Mohring, hereby declare and state as follows:
1. I am an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Minnesota and
the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. My
attorney registration number is 190731. Together with Frederick J.
Goetz and Kaitlyn Falk, I have represented Mukhtar Mohamed Shariff
throughout the pendency of this case. I submit this Declaration in
support of our motion for Mr. Shariff’s release for the duration of jury
deliberations. I have personal knowledge of the facts set forth herein.
2. On April 22, 2024, a trial of seven of the eight defendants in this
indictment - Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, Mohamed Jama Ismail, Abdimajid
Mohamed Nur, Said Shafii Farah, Abdiwahab Maalim Aftin, Mukhtar
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Mohamed Shariff, and Hayat Mohamed Nur - commenced in the United
States District Court for the District of Minnesota before the Honorable
Nancy E. Brasel in Courtroom 13W, U.S. Courthouse, 300 South Fourth
Street, Minneapolis, MN 55415.
3. At the end of the first week of trial, a jury was selected and seated.
Among those selected to serve in the trial was Juror #52.
4. Throughout voir dire, counsel for the government, counsel for the
defense and the seven defendants had access to the personal information
of jurors via “juror lists” provided by the Court. Upon conclusion of voir
dire, the Court instructed counsel and the seven defendants to return
their juror lists.
5. Two of these lists were not returned. The numbering affiliated with the
missing lists did not correspond with the lists distributed to Mr. Shariff’s
table or team.
6. Upon information and belief, counsel for Mr. Shariff, as well as Mr.
Shariff himself, returned the juror lists made available to them in
accordance with the Court’s instruction. Upon further information and
belief, Mr. Shariff did not in any way write down or record the name of
any juror.
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I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and
correct.
Dated: June 6, 2024 s/ Andrew H. Mohring
By:____________________________
Andrew H. Mohring
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