A potential juror has been dismissed in a reputed mobster's trial in Chicago after expressing unease at the defendants' nicknames.
Jury selection in the racketeering trial of Michael "The Large Guy" Sarno and four others began today with 60 would-be jurors packing a federal courtroom.
No one in court mentioned allegations of mob links. But the excused juror told U.S. District Judge Ronald Guzman he saw nicknames for some defendants on a document that flashed on a courtroom monitor.
The investment banker says the implications of the nicknames would influence his ability to be impartial. Guzman then dismissed him.
Picking 12 jurors and four alternates could take days. The trial is expected to last a month.
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