US EditionFederal Prosecutors Drop Charges Against 2 of ‘Broadview 6’ in Conspiracy Case
Prosecutors cite new evidence and justice interests in dropping charges against two defendants accused of obstructing immigration enforcement at Broadview ICE facility.
- The U.S. Attorney’s Office moved Thursday to dismiss the indictment with prejudice against Catherine Sharp and Joselyn Walsh in the interests of justice.
- The charges stem from protests at the Broadview facility last year when prosecutors say demonstrators surrounded a government vehicle, banged aggressively on it, and caused property damage, but prosecutors now view the conspiracy as likely spontaneous.
- Footage shows Abughazaleh and more than a dozen protesters pushing to block an SUV, with some pounding on the vehicle, as the six defendants have appeared in court since last year.
- The remaining four defendants are scheduled for a March 31 hearing, including Abughazaleh and Martin, after Sharp suspended her campaign amid the case and charges against her were dropped.
- Prosecutors have so far not won convictions among the 32 people charged in Midway Blitz prosecutions, and Hogan said the office continues to evaluate evidence as 19 will be cleared once Judge Perry grants the motion.
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Federal prosecutors drop charges against two defendants in ‘Broadview Six’ protest case
Federal prosecutors moved to drop charges against two defendants, Chicago musician Joselyn Walsh and former Cook County Board of Commissioners candidate Catherine “Cat” Sharp, in its case against the so-called “Broadview Six” on Thursday afternoon. In October, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois filed conspiracy charges against six individuals, including Walsh...
Hanford Sentinel
union-bulletin.comFeds drop charges against 2 of the ‘Broadview Six’ immigration protesters
CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors on Thursday abruptly moved to drop charges against two defendants in the politically charged “Broadview Six” case accusing a group of Democrats and other protesters of conspiring to block and damage an immigration agent’s vehicle outside…
Feds Dropping Cases Against 2 Of The 6 Broadview Protesters Charged With Conspiracy
CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors are now seeking to drop charges against two of the six protesters against whom they levied criminal conspiracy charges over demonstrations outside a Broadview immigration processing center last year. The U.S. Attorney’s Office filed a motion Thursday to dismiss the charges against Cat Sharp and Jocelyn Walsh, according to court records. Sharp and Walsh, along with Kat Abughazaleh, Michael Rabbitt, Andre Martin and B…
Feds drop charges against two of the ‘Broadview Six’ immigration protesters
Chicago's top federal prosecutor on Thursday abruptly moved to drop charges against two defendants in the politically charged “Broadview Six” case accusing a group of Democrats and other protesters of conspiring to block and damage an immigration agent’s vehicle outside the ICE facility in Broadview in September.
Chicago Sun Times
Usa newsBroadview 4? Feds drop conspiracy charges against 2 ICE protesters, including Dem who ended campaign
Federal prosecutors on Thursday dropped conspiracy charges they’d filed against two of six people who protested outside a suburban immigration holding facility last fall, including a former Cook County Board candidate who dropped out of Tuesday's primary to fight the charges.The group of defendants known as the “Broadview Six” will be down to four assuming U.S. District Judge April Perry grants the motion filed by federal prosecutors. It seeks t…
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