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Two Years for DeChristopher

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Environmental activist Tim DeChristopher will spend two years in prison for disrupting a federal oil and gas lease auction back in 2008, after a federal judge sentenced him Tuesday. The 29-year-old University of Utah student placed phony bids on oil and gas parcels near Arches and Canyonlands National Parks as a way of protesting the controversial auction. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, DeChristopher’s supporters say justice has not been served.

(KCPW News) Environmental activist Tim DeChristopher will spend two years in prison for disrupting a federal oil and gas lease auction back in 2008, after a federal judge sentenced him Tuesday. The 29-year-old University of Utah student placed phony bids on oil and gas parcels near Arches and Canyonlands National Parks as a way of protesting the controversial auction. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, DeChristopher’s supporters say justice has not been served.

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DeChristopher Supporters Tie Themselves Together at Courthouse
DeChristopher Supporters Tie Themselves Together at Courthouse

 

 


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