Fingerprints Subpoenaed In Jury Probe

The FBI has fingerprinted former Gov. Fife Symington’s lawyers and aides as part of its investigation into who made anonymous phone calls to two jurors during his bank fraud trial.

Juror Charlotte Hartle said she hung up after hearing a caller say, “Fife goes free, you get 10 grand,” while juror Janice Pettes said the caller threatened her life.

Symington’s secretary, Carol Henderson, also said she got a threatening call from someone with “a gravely voice.”

That call was traced to a phone booth at a convenience store, and police dusted for fingerprints.

In an apparent search for a match, two former aides to Symington said they received subpoenas for fingerprints, and Symington said that his attorneys and government prosecutors were fingerprinted as well.

During the trial, jurors’ names were released only to defense attorneys, prosecutors and courtroom staff.

“I look at it as no big deal,” said Barry Aarons, Symington’s former chief lobbyist, one of the ex-aides who was subpoenaed.