Defendant Convicted for Targeting of AAI President James Zogby and AAI Staff in Federal Hate Crime Trial
Defendant Convicted for Targeting of AAI President James Zogby and AAI Staff in Federal Hate Crime Trial
From May 3 to May 7, 2019, current and former employees of the Arab American Institute (AAI) were called to testify in the federal hate crime trial, United States v. William Patrick Syring, at the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The defendant, who was indicted in February 2018, was found guilty today on all fourteen counts, including seven federal hate crime charges. Four of these charges involved threats against AAI employees because of their race or national origin and because of their employment at AAI, and the remaining three involved threats against AAI staff because of their efforts to encourage Arab Americans to participate in civic and political life. Additionally, he was found guilty on seven counts of transmitting threats via interstate commerce.
Read our full statement here: https://www.aaiusa.org/defendant_convicted_for_targeting_of_aai_president_james_zogby_and_aai_staff_in_federal_hate_crime_trial?fbclid=IwAR3U2WC4bRHllmFnT2488yOuOKC-noUBM5-APl1IAVyo_hMNnFYOh1kTRmQ
From May 3 to May 7, 2019, current and former employees of the Arab American Institute (AAI) were called to testify in the federal hate crime trial, United States v. William Patrick Syring, at the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The defendant, who was indicted in February 2018, was found guilty today on all fourteen counts, including seven federal hate crime charges. Four of these charges involved threats against AAI employees because of their race or national origin and because of their employment at AAI, and the remaining three involved threats against AAI staff because of their efforts to encourage Arab Americans to participate in civic and political life. Additionally, he was found guilty on seven counts of transmitting threats via interstate commerce.
Read our full statement here: https://www.aaiusa.org/defendant_convicted_for_targeting_of_aai_president_james_zogby_and_aai_staff_in_federal_hate_crime_trial?fbclid=IwAR3U2WC4bRHllmFnT2488yOuOKC-noUBM5-APl1IAVyo_hMNnFYOh1kTRmQ
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