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NEW YORK, March 17 (UPI) -- Police in New York said a juror in a credit card theft trial allegedly stole a fellow juror's credit card to use on lunch break shopping sprees.
Investigators said Jennifer Mercado, 20, who was sitting on a jury for a burglary, grand larceny and possession of a stolen credit card trial, allegedly swiped fellow juror John Postrk's American Express card and used it to buy $500 worth of merchandise, the New York Daily News reported Wednesday.
Mercado said Postrk, 49, gave her permission to use the card March 8 because "he came on to me."
"It's a he-said, she-said situation. In court, they will find out he's lying," she said.
Postrk said prosecutors have asked him not to speak about the case.
Mercado, who was removed from the jury, was arrested March 12 and charged with grand larceny, stolen property, identity theft and unlawful use of a credit card. She could face up to four years in prison if convicted.
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