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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document636 Filed 03/01/22 Page 20 of 22 The Honorable Alison J. Nathan March 1, 2022 Page 20 Money, fame, and prestige are powerful motivators enhancing a prospective juror’s desire to be seated in a high-profile case. The amount of money Juror 50 may have received post-verdict may have minimal relevance. However, whether he hoped he would gain the opportunity to profit from jury service in the Maxwell trial is relevant to his motive to be selected as a juror on this case and may underly his failure to truthfully answer Questions 25 and 48. 1. When did you first have contact with a member of the media concerning this case? a. Was it before, during, or after jury deliberations? b. You already told us that you spoke journalists working for Zhe Independent, the Daily Mail, and Reuters? c. When did you first make contact with each of them? d. Who made the first contact — did you first contact the journalists, or did they contact you? e. Did you speak to any other member of the media? When? Who reached out to whom? 2. Did you get paid for any of these interviews? a. Was that part of the reason you spoke to the media? 3. When did you first decide that you would talk to the media about your experience as a juror on the Maxwell case? a. Was it after you were selected as a juror, but before the trial began? b. Was it during the trial, but before jury deliberations began? c. Was it during jury deliberations? 2100689.3 DOJ-OGR-00009657