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EXHIBIT A
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Juror #58
4(g). The juror worked as a clerk in a grocery store in Portland. Did the juror grow up in
Portland?
4(k). Where did the juror live in the Bronx? How long did the juror live there?
17. What role does the juror play in the organizations that he belongs to?
36. What was the jurors involvement in volunteer groups? What was the jurors involvement in
Teach for America?
39. What does the jury mean with his answer to question 59?
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Juror #59
4. What type of foundation does the juror work for?
34(b). The Juror cannot say for certain if he could set aside personal feelings.
4(i). Who does the jurors fianc work for?
4(j). Where did the juror live previously?
19. What type of websites does the juror receive her news from?
*34. The juror is not sure whether she could set her feelings aside.
39. Would the jurors feelings affect her ability to be fair?
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Juror #60
What neighborhood in Brooklyn does the juror live in?
4(f). In the jurors supervisory role, did she ever have to write up employees for problems?
4(g). Is the juror in charge of compliance?
4(i). What did the jurors husband use to do?
*35. What does the juror remember about the Espadas? Can the juror put aside whatever he
heard and decide this case based solely on the evidence at trial and the law as instructed by the
Court?
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Juror # 62
4(e). Please further explain the jurors position as a in-home sales person who supervises 20
people.
7. What does the juror mean by his father manages money? Does the juror pay his own
expenses? Does the juror file his own tax returns?
10(b). Please elaborate on how they jurors employer providing a credit card but not providing an
expense account.
30. What was the juror investigated for at work?
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Juror #63
*4e. What agencies do you monitor?
*4f. When you say evaluate and close down agencies, what do you do? There will be testimony
from people who work for HRSA and other federal agencies about Soundview and their
evaluations of Soundview. Would your experience in your job affect your ability to evaluate this
testimony fairly for both sides?
*4g. When you say that you audit "tiny" agencies, what is the size of these agencies? What does
your evaluation involve?
*4i. What is your wife the Deputy Executive Director of?
*10a. Where do you travel for your business and how often? Do you get your expenses
reimbursed? Do you have a per diem?
*35. What has he heard about Espada? Where? Did he hear anything through his job? Can the
juror put aside whatever he heard and decide this case based solely on the evidence at trial and
the law as instructed by the Court?
36. What has he done for the Training Institute for Mental Health?
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Juror #65
7. What does his stepmother do?
9. Where is he a student?
15. When his mother worked in a lawyers office, what did she do?
34. What are his opinions about politicians?
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Juror #66
4(b). What is a technical representative of a manufacturer of waterproofing productions?
4(h). Who home schools his children?
4(i). What is his spouses job? What was her previous job?
4(j). Where has be previously lived?
21. What internet sites does he visit?
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Juror #67
1. Please clarify the answer to whether jury duty would be a hardship.
4(k). Did he grow up in the Bronx? If so, where?
26. Did he have to testify in his lawsuit?
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Juror #68
4(c). In his answer to the occupation question, he stated that he is the Production Assistant for
MLB.com but he has only been working at his new job for one day. Please explain.
4(g). There will be testimony at the trial that janitors who worked for a company owned by the
defendant were paid a low amount. Will his personal past experience working as a
janitorial/maintenance worker affect his opinion of the defendants in a way that would interfere
with him evaluating the evidence in this case fairly?
12. He has a cousin who works in the DA's office. Would this cause him to be biased in favor
of the prosecution in any way?
14. There will be testimony about billing and coding in this case. Will his personal experiences
affect his ability to listen to the evidence and decide this case based on the evidence presented at
trial and the law as the Court will instruct him?
*38-39. The juror has very strong opinions regarding tax laws and laws regarding theft from not-
for-profits that receive government funds. Could he put those opinions aside and be fair to both
sides? Would those opinions cause him to lower the standard of proof for the government?
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Juror #69
2. Would anyone else be able to care for her husband? She says the mother in law is also a
caretaker - would she be able to do this?
4(a). At what kind of company does the juror work?
4(i). What was her husbands occupation?
4(j). Where has she lived in the past?
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Juror #70 - Excuse for Cause/Hardship, Juror says she will not be paid after 4 days
*1. Juror says she will not be paid a salary after 4 days and she supports herself.
4. Where has she worked before becoming a social worker?
*11. Will her familys work in law enforcement affect her opinions in this case? Will she give
greater weight to law enforcement testimony?
*17. What was her involvement in the National Organization of Social Workers?
*34-35. The juror responded that she knew about Espadas actions in the senate and that she
believed that Espada and his son extorted money. Could she set aside anything she has learned
from the press and decide this case solely upon the evidence presented at trial and the
instructions on the law?
*39. The juror has strong opinions about laws regarding theft from a not-for-profit that receives
government funds. Would these opinions cause her to be biased or to hold the government to a
lower standard of proof?
*40. The juror responded that she would have difficulty avoiding media coverage of this case.
Could she be fair?
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Juror #72
Which neighborhood of Queens does the juror live in?
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Juror #74
4(e). The juror responded that he was the gang foreman. Please explain.
*4(g). The juror responded that he was a federal inspector at LIRR. Please explain.
*34. The juror responded that he believes there is a lot of shenanigans with fundraising and
donations. Please explain. Would this opinion cause him to be biased against the defendants?
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Juror #77 - Cause/Hardship, the juror has a special needs child and the Juror believes that
the defendants should testify
*1. The juror responded that she needs to care for her child, making it difficult to serve on the
jury. Would this interfere with her ability to serve on the jury?
*39. The jurors response to question 39 was unclear. What views does she have regarding laws
against the theft of money from a not-for-profit organization that receives US government funds?
*42. The juror said that she might hold the defendant's failure to testify against him since she
would not have heard his side. Does the juror believe that the defendant has the burden or
obligation to explain what happened? Would she be able to accept and follow an instruction that
the defendants do not have the obligation to explain anything, that the government has the
obligation to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt?
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Juror #79
What part of Brooklyn does the juror live in?
4. What school does she work for?
10. Does she travel for work?
*43. The juror responded that for religious reasons, she may have difficulty following the judges
instructions. If the judge told her the law of the United States, which applies in this courtroom,
would she be able to follow that law and impose it here?
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Juror #80
Where does the juror live?
*4(g). What was the jurors business? When did she own this business?
*15. Would the jurors work with the NYCCS/Office of Legal Affairs interfere with her ability
to be fair? Would she give more weight to testimony of government officials?
*35. What has the juror heard about the defendants? Has she formed an opinion about the
defendants? Would she be able to set aside anything she has heard and decide the case based
solely on the evidence presented in this trial and the law?
*39. If the juror heard that the defendants made lots of money from the non-profit, could she be
fair?
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Juror #81
4. What was her previous job?
6. Who does she live with? What do they do for a living?
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Juror #82
*4(g). What was the nonprofit theatre company that the juror worked for? What did the juror do
for it? What is NSLIJ? What did the juror do for it?
4(i). Where is his spouse a waiter?
*10(b) The juror said he had a corporate credit card and that he traveled. Where did he travel?
Did he charge expenses to the credit card? Did he submit receipts for reimbursement? Did he
have a per diem? Would he be able to put his personal experiences aside and decide this case not
on the way things were done in his job but based on the evidence presented here and the law?
*15. What was his job at the NSLIJ?
*17. What is ASCIA and what does he do?
*42. The juror responded that he is unsure if he could follow the law regarding defendants
choosing to not testify. Could he set aside his personal feelings and follow the law?
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Juror #83
4(b). Where at Park Services did the juror work?
*4(i). Would the juror give more weight to law enforcement testimony? Would her spouses job
as a police officer influence her?
*10(b). What did the juror use the credit card for? Did she have to account for the expenses on
the credit card?
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Juror #84
4d. What restaurant did she manage?
4e. Who does she provide social work to?
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Juror #85
*2. What is the court date with the jurors son?
4e. What does she do for the credit union?
4i. What was her spouse's previous job?
4j. Where did she live previously?
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Juror #86
*2. The juror says that she has pain in her legs and knees. Would this interfere with her ability
to sit throughout the trial?
*26. The juror responded that she had been involved in a civil proceeding with a furniture store.
Please explain.
*34. The juror responded I guess that she could follow the Courts instructions. Would she be
able to follow the courts instructions? If not, please explain.
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Juror #87
*4. What non profit did the juror work for?
*4(g). For which organization was the juror a board member?
*10(a). Was the juror required to put in expenses for any business travel?
*17. What does she do in connection with the NYS Regional Economic Development Counsel
and the NYC Mayors Commission for an Age Friendly NYC?
*25. Who was her former employer? When she says she testified, what did she testify about?
What court was this in? Was she immunized?
*35. What does she know about the State Senate?
*36. What does she do with: United Way of NYC; NYC Employment & Training Coalition; and
Henry Street Settlement?
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Juror #90
Where does the juror live?
*2. Will the jurors high blood pressure interfere with serving on this jury?
4. Where did the juror work as a security guard?
4(h). What are his childrens occupations?
19. The jurors answer to question 19 was illegible. What is his primary source of news?
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Juror #91 - The Juror Should Be Dismissed For Cause Because He States That He would
Interpret Failure of Defendant To Testify As Guilt
*2. Will the jurors diabetes interfere with his ability to serve on the jury?
*10(c). Did the juror have to submit expense reports to his employer?
*11. Will his fathers former job as a police officer influence his opinions in this case? Will he
give more weight to law enforcement?
*12. Will his mother-in-laws former job as a State of Wisconsin Prosecuting Attorney for tax
fraud influence his opinions in this case? Would he be biased in favor of the prosecution?
*42. He says he would interpret a defendant's failure to testify as guilt. If he was instructed that
the defendant does not have a burden of proof and he cannot hold this against the defendant, is
he 100% sure that he could put the defendant's failure to testify out of his mind?
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Juror #92
4. Who does the juror work for?
*4(e). Please explain what her specific duties in the risk management department are.
*4(g). How often does the jurors church board of directors meet? What is the Juror's role on the
Board?
9. Which school is the juror attending? How long has she been a student there?
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Juror #93
18. What is the ASCAP?
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Juror #95
Which neighborhood of Brooklyn does the juror live in?
4(e). Please describe his job and job responsibilities.
4(j). Where has he previously lived?
9. When did he get his Masters Degree?
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Juror #96
4a. Who was the juror's previous employer?
*27. SHOULD BE RAISED PRIVATELY - Juror said she was sexually abused - did she report
this to authorities? Would anything about this experience interfere with her ability to be fair
here? Also, her brother was the victim of identity theft. Would anything about this experience
cause her to be biased or interfere with her ability to be fair here?
34 and 35. The juror had strong opinions about politicians and ended up saying in response to
question 35(f) that she was not sure that she could be fair because "I believe that most politicians
think they are invincible and that can lead to abuse of their power or authority." Would thejurors feelings about politicians and Espada cause her to begin the case biased against Espada?
Would her feelings interfere with her ability to decide this case solely on the evidence? Is she
100% certain that she could set these feelings aside?
35. What has the juror seen on the news about the Espadas? Is she biased against the Espadas
based on what she has seen on the news? Is she 100% certain that she could set aside her
feelings and decide this case solely based on the evidence and the law?
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Juror #97
4(b). What prison does the juror work in?
*11. Would he give more weight to law enforcement testimony? Would he favor the
prosecution?
*25. The juror responded that he testified in a case about a domestic dispute. What was the
domestic dispute case?
*35. What has the juror heard about the defendants? Where has he heard about the defendants?
How often? Would he be able to put this aside?
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Juror #99
*2. Will the jurors depression and anxiety interfere with her ability to serve on this jury? To
what extent has her mental illness affected her ability to hold down a job? What is the learning
disability mentioned in her answer to question 2?
4(i). Where does her husband work?
21. The juror responded that she visits Facebook everyday. Will she be able to no post anything
or discuss anything about the case or her jury services?
*34. The juror has strong biases against politicians. Could she put aside her opinions and be fair?
41. The juror responded she did not understand the question. Please follow up.
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Juror #101
Which neighborhood of Brooklyn does the juror live in?
*4. Has the juror ever had a job? Is he currently looking for a job? What does he want to do?
What do his parents do for a living?
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Juror #102
4(i). Where did the juror live before his current address?
9. Where did he go to college?
15. Where is the jurors mother an accountant? Would that influence his opinions in this trial?
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Juror #103
Where does the juror live?
*2. The juror responded that he will have difficulty serving on a jury because he is the only
source of income for his family. Will he be paid for jury duty by his employer?
4. Who is his employer?
4(i). What was his spouses previous job?
4(j). Where did he live previously?
*40. The juror did not respond fully to question 40. Will he be able to avoid media coverage of
the trial?
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