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Omaha man sentenced for civil rights charge after putting noose on Black coworker's chair
An Omaha man was sentenced Friday in federal court for a civil rights crime after placing a noose on a Black coworker's chair.
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A man who burned a cross to intimidate his Black neighbors pleads guilty to hate crime
Axel Cox, 24, of Gulfport, Miss., who burned a cross in his front yard, was charged with violating the Fair Housing Act over the December 2020 incident. (Image credit: Mississippi Department of Corrections via AP)
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Cross-Burning White Supremacist Pleads Guilty To Federal Hate Crime
A white Mississippi man pleaded guilty to a hate crime in federal court on Friday for burning a cross in his front yard to intimidate a Black Family.
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According to the Justice Department, Axel C. Cox, 24, of Gulfport, admitted to violating the Fair Housing Act when he used threatening and racially derogatory remarks toward his Black neighbors and burned a cross to intimidate them.
“The collaboration among the Gulfport Police Department, the FBI, the Civil Rights Division and our office brought this...
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California lawmaker files 'DUPE Act' amid George Santos controversy
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Who killed Armand Hayes? $20,000 reward offered for info
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