MONROVIA, LIBERIA-Criminal Court ‘C’ has confirmed the filing of a complaint before the Court by three trial jurors who participated in the 6.2 million US dollar corruption case involving former Finance Minister Samuel Tweah and four others.

The three jurors’ account to the Court was filed through an affidavit where they accused some of their colleagues of misconduct or jury tampering that led to defendants Samuel Tweah and Moses Cooper’s acquittal.

Though the jurors’ complaint to the Court did not speak of exchange of money for a verdict, they claimed that their colleagues had phones in their restricted areas and were communicating with the associates of the defendants, which led to such a decision.

The jurors’ complaint, according to our Judicial Reporter, was backed by a series of documentary evidence to prove their allegations against their colleagues.

The jurors’ six-count complaint has prompted Criminal Court ‘C’ Presiding Judge, Ousman Feika, to cite all the jurors and parties’ lawyers, the head of the jury management, including their deputies, assigned Bailiffs and police officers that were assigned at the jury quarters to appear on Wednesday, May 20, for an investigation.

Meanwhile, Criminal Court ‘C’ has suspended the hearing into the motion for a new trial filed by defendants Jefferson Karmoh and Nyenati Tuan that was scheduled for Tuesday, May 19, 2026, pending the outcome of the alleged jury misconduct investigation.

On May 8, 2026, the twelve-man jury panel rendered a controversial verdict acquitting defendants Samuel Tweah and Moses Cooper, and later found defendants Jefferson Karmoh and Nyenati Tuan guilty of stealing the 6.2 million US dollars, despite their joint indictment.

They also rendered a hung verdict for Stanley Ford, meaning they were divided as to whether to convict or acquit defendant Ford on the same matter.