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Ex-grand juror guilty of revealing Florida man’s indictment

MIAMI – A former member of a Miami federal grand jury has pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice after revealing a secret indictment to a Florida man’s girlfriend.

The Miami U.S. attorney’s office reported Tuesday that 37-year-old Leslie Lynn Heburn faces up to 10 years in prison after entering her plea. She will be sentenced in August by a federal judge.

Court documents show Heburn used an alias Facebook account in May 2017 to tell the girlfriend of Rocky Dejesus Molina that he had been indicted by the grand jury despite knowing such proceedings are secret. Prosecutors say Heburn told the girlfriend Molina was set up by an informant and even provided photographs of the indictment.

Molina was later arrested and pleaded guilty to firearms charges. He is serving a 15-year sentence.

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