The leaders of four Black liberation groups were convicted on Thursday for conspiring to act as unregistered Russian agents, but dodged the most serious charge: acting as Russian nationals in the U.S. to spread their propaganda in 2016. Outside of the courthouse, 82-year-old Omali Yeshitela praised the jury’s verdict, the Tampa Bay Times reported. “The […]
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Leaders of Black Liberation Groups Are Accused of Working With Russia
An 82-year-old Black liberation leader, and three others, are on trial in a Florida federal court, accused of plotting a scheme with Russian operatives in 2016 to promote the Kremlin’s political interest in the United States through staged protests. The defendants — Omali Yeshitela, 82, Penny Hess, Jesse Nevel, and Augustus Claudius Romain Jr. — […]