Feds to pare down conspiracy allegations in ‘Broadview Six’ case against Operation Midway Blitz protesters

Federal prosecutors to reduce conspiracy allegations in ‘Broadview Six’ protest case

Federal prosecutors said they would narrow allegations in the case against Illinois’ 9th Congressional District frontrunner Kat Abughazaleh and five co-defendants during a Thursday status hearing at the Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse. Prosecutors told Judge April Perry they intend to “strike the second clause” of the indictment, which alleged an intent to injure...

Feds to pare down conspiracy allegations in ‘Broadview Six’ case against Operation Midway Blitz protesters

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Feds to pare down conspiracy allegations in 'Broadview Six' case against Operation Midway Blitz protesters

CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors said Thursday they plan to narrow conspiracy allegations and review “newly unearthed” evidence in the politically charged “Broadview Six” case accusing a group of Democrats and other protesters of conspiring...

Prosecutors narrow allegations in Oak Park trustee’s ‘Broadview 6’ trial

With less than three months before Oak Park Trustee Brian Straw’s federal protest trial, the federal prosecution is narrowing the scope of its conspiracy allegations.   Following a recent defense counsel motion questioning the evidence the government had to support the charges, and the first amendment implications of the case, U.S. Judge April Perry ordered that prosecutors meet with the defense to define what part of the federal conspiracy stat…

Federal prosecutors agree to clarify, narrow ‘Broadview Six’ protest conspiracy case

Federal prosecutors in Chicago are narrowing the controversial conspiracy case they brought against six people, including four Democratic politicians, who were involved in protests last fall outside the suburban immigration facility central to Operation Midway Blitz. The feds also offered clarity about the allegations Thursday in the first hearing before U.S. District Judge April Perry since the lead prosecutor in the case left for a new assignm…