A federal jury this week sentenced this week a man accused of being a member of a white supremacist group for riots this week, compared a case that has dragged on for seven years.
After a five-day trial, Robert Boman, 31, was sentenced Tuesday for a conspiracy to violate the anti-É-É-riot law and violating the anti-É-É-Émeute law law, accusations related to his role in the rise above the movement, or RAM, a group accused of having prompted fights during political rallies throughout the state.
Boman is the last defendant of a saga who involved layoffs, calls and extradition of a member of the Romania group to deal with accusations. He should be sentenced on August 1.
Peter Swarth, Boum’s lawyer, said that “at least until the conviction, neither he nor his client have public comments.
The federal authorities initially charged Boman and three others in October 2018, describing RAM as an “extremist group of white supremacy”.
The indictment alleged that the members of the RAM had participated in attacks during political rallies in Huntington Beach on March 25, 2017; in Berkeley on April 15, 2017; And in San Bernardino on June 10, 2017. Subsequently, the members were reportedly trained for future events and celebrated by publishing online photos of their altercations.
Boman testified for his own defense during the trial, telling the jurors that he had not planned to attack people during his gatherings, according to Meghann Cuniff, independent journalist for legal affairs. Boman would have said that his resentment towards racial minorities dates back to primary school, while he and his sister were among the few white children and endured intimidation and violence.
A federal judge of the County of Orange has at least twice rejected the accusations against Boman and Robert Rundo, the co-founder of Ram, concluding at one point that men were prosecuted selectively, while “extremist groups of the far left, as anti-fas” were not. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals American rejected this conclusion last year.
Rundo pleaded guilty in September for a conspiracy for the riot. He was sentenced to two years but released according to the time purged. Another accused, Tyler Laube, pleaded guilty to an accusation of offense for having repeatedly struck a journalist and was sentenced to a purged time.
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