ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – Early Friday morning, a federal jury in Orlando found Pulse nightclub gunman Omar Mateen’s widow Noor Salman not guilty of all charges in connection to her husband’s mass shooting that left 49 people dead and more than 50 injured.

It took less than one hour into Day 3 of jury deliberation for the 12-member jury to return a verdict. Salman was charged by government prosecutors with aiding and abetting the attempted provision and provision of material support to a foreign terrorist organization, and obstruction of justice.

Prosecutors built its case on a 12-page written statement that FBI Special Agent Ricardo Enriquez, a polygraph examiner, wrote down for Salman the day of the shooting.

During witness testimony defense attorneys discovered that some of the statements were factually impossible. Computer forensics and false confession experts disclosed that Mateen and Salman never cased the Pulse nightclub as stated by the FBI. Mateen attacked the Pulse nightclub as a last-minute decision.

It wasn’t until closing arguments that the government prosecutors revealed to the jury for the first time that they believed Mateen’s true target was Disney Springs, not the Pulse nightclub.

FBI Did Not Take Notes, Audio or Video Record, Conduct A Consented Polygraph

Juries have come to expect law enforcement to provide audio and video evidence of a suspect or witness confession. Well, the jury, the victims, loved ones of the 49 people killed, and the public would never hear or see any electronic recording of Salman’s interviews and confession obtained by FBI agent Enriquez.

The jury must rely on the accuracy of agent Enriquez’s memories, interpretations, deceit and psychological trickery legally employed to obtain information and confession from Salman.

Jury Foreman’s statement on recording Noor Salman’s interviews

“I wish that the FBI had recorded their interviews with Ms. Salman as there were several significant inconsistencies with the written summaries of her statements,” the foreman said. “The bottom line is that, based on the letter of the law, and the detailed instructions provided by the court, we were presented with no option but to return a verdict of not guilty.”

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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – Testimony continued Monday with FBI Special Agent Ricardo Enriquez, a polygraph examiner in the federal trial of the Pulse nightclub shooter’s wife Noor Salman. He was the only witness to testify.

FBI Agent Obtained Three Statements

Enriquez told the court that he obtained three written statements during the four-and-a-half-hour interview with Salman. He said he wrote down the statements she dictated to him, since she was too nervous to write for herself.

Salman said in the first statement that Mateen watched violent jihadi videos, purchased a rifle before the shooting, spent a lot of money on her and was concerned Mateen would commit an act of terrorism.

Mateen asked Salman, “What would make people more upset, an attack at Disney or a nightclub?” according to the statement.

Salman said in the second statement that Mateen had been preparing for jihad by going to a gun range to practice and spending money on ammunition.

FBI Agent Did Not Take Notes, Conduct A Polygraph, Audio or Video Record

Juries have come to expect law enforcement to provide audio and video evidence of a suspect or witness confession. Well, the jury, the victims, loved ones of the 49 people killed, and the public will never hear or see any electronic recording of Salman’s interview and confession obtained by Agent Enriquez.

Enriquez reiled on the three statements he obtained from Salman. However, Salman’s defense attorney Charles Swift grilled him about the how accurate the written statements were. The FBI office had interview rooms equipped with video cameras.

The jury must rely on the accuracy of agent Enriquez’s memories, interpretations, deceit and psychological trickery legally employed to obtain information and confession from Salman.

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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – In the Noor Salman trial Monday, FBI testimony revealed that Pulse nightclub shooter Omar Mateen had a long history with the FBI in not one way, but three–one of which proved a massive bombshell. First: Omar Mateen’s own father worked as an FBI informant for 11 years. Second: The FBI had previously interrogated Mateen and found that he had lied to them, which leads to the third revelation: Despite his lying to the FBI, the Bureau considered making Mateen an FBI informant.

It was additionally reported Monday that Mateen had friends in law enforcement. When asked if Mateen ever made disparaging statements about homosexuals, two friends testified that he did not. One testified that Mateen in fact admired the LGBT community’s ability to galvanize to solve a problem or injustice.

More updates in the trial are forthcoming. Stay tuned to Florida National News for this developing story.

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