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Jennifer Mercado, Moron of the Day: Stole Fellow Juror's Credit Cards... During Credit Card Theft Trial

Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 10:01 am
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​Jennifer Mercado and John Postrk were both sitting on the jury in the case of a Bronx credit card thief. That's when Postrk noticed that someone had stolen his credit cards from his coat. American Express discovered that the cards were being used at a store across the street...

Mercado immediately drew suspicion. It seems she'd begun to shop during juror lunch breaks, returning to court with bags of fabulous new merchandise.

So a prosecutor, a detective and Postgrk went across the street to review the store's security tapes. They showed someone who looked suspiciously like Mercado making purchases using the cards -- and the purchases just happened to coincide with the jury's lunch break.

Mercado now admits to using the cards, but she's come up with a devilish defense. She claims Postrk, 49, was sweet for her 20-year-old babeliciousness, and gave her permission to use them.

"He came on to me," she told the New York Daily News. "It's a he-said, she-said situation. In court, they will find out he's lying."

Detectives, quite naturally, don't seem to be buying that story. For racking up $500 in charges, she's been hit with grand larceny, stolen property, identity theft and unlawful use of a credit card, and now faces four years.

Something tells us that a judge won't be particularly lenient when she's tried for violating the sanctity of the court.

See yesterday's episode of Moron of the Day: Jason Botos Shows Up Drunk to Court for His DUI Case.

Tags: Moron of the Day, New York

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