Four US Black rights activists convicted over Russian ties | News
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on September 17, 2024
Four Black rights activists were convicted on Thursday of federal charges of conspiring to act as unregistered Russian agents, the Justice Department said.
Omali Yeshitela, 82, Penny Hess, 78, Jesse Nevel, 34, and Augustus Romain Jr., 38, face maximum sentences of five years in prison, the department said in a statement. A date has not yet been set for sentencing.
A jury in Tampa, Florida found them not guilty of the more serious charge of acting as agents of a foreign government.
Yeshitela is the founder of the African People's Socialist Party . . .
