Yesterday, Judge Jim Wallace disbanded a grand jury that handled the tampering and arson cases, respectively, against Justice Medina and his wife. That grand jury is the same on that heard this mortgage fraud cause, so now a new grand jury is listening to the evidence.
I spoke with fraud division supervisor Lester Blizzard in the district attorney's office this morning and he says that new evidence and new witnesses have come to light since the original indictments were handed up and there could be fewer people accused in this case this time around. He declined to say what this evidence might be.
As of today, three people who were arrested about a month ago remain in custody. Blizzard reiterates this is a large case and that some grand juries take months to complete their work.
This is a story we'll be covering all day. We'll let you know what happens with the new grand jury.
