Canadian Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Attacks on US Energy Infrastructure
- A Canadian man, Cameron Smith, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for his attacks on energy facilities, which caused $1.7 million in damages and were deemed acts of terrorism by U.S. District Judge Daniel Traynor.
- Smith was sentenced to two consecutive 12 ½-year terms, exceeding the federal sentencing guidelines.
- Prosecutor David Hagler justified the longer sentence, citing the nature of Smith's attacks on critical infrastructure, occurring 10 months apart and involving significant premeditation.
- Defense attorney Douglas Passon described Smith as a hyper-aware individual wanting to create awareness about climate change and criticized the sentence as disproportionate to similar crimes.
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Canadian Eco-Terrorist Sentenced to 25 Years for Sabotaging U.S. Energy Infrastructure | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft
Cameron Smith, a Canadian national, faces 25 years in prison for eco-terrorism, having caused extensive damage to U.S. energy infrastructure. His case raises critical questions about environmental activism and legal boundaries.

Canadian man sentenced to 25 years for shootings that damaged pipeline and power station in Dakotas
A Canadian man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for shootings at an oil pipeline and an electrical substation in the Dakotas after a judge found that his crimes met the definition of terrorism.
Man sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for damaging energy facilities in the Dakotas
WASHINGTON, D.C. (North Dakota Monitor) — A Canadian man who pleaded guilty last fall to shooting at energy facilities in North Dakota and South Dakota was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison. Cameron Monte Smith, 50, also was ordered to pay more than $2 million in restitution after being convicted in U.S. District Court of two counts of destruction of an energy facility. Court documents show that Smith used a high-powered rifle to shoot at t…
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