A federal court threw out all charges against the Broadview Six, protesters accused of obstructing a Chicago ICE facility. The dismissal followed a heated hearing in which Justice Department officials apologized for egregious misconduct used to secure the indictments. U.S. District Judge April Perry condemned the prosecutors for using illegal tactics to get charges past a skeptical grand jury. She stated she had never seen prosecutorial behavior like the conduct reflected in the grand jury transcripts. Perry also indicated potential sanctions for prosecutorial misconduct and ethical violations, including lack of candor to the court. The protesters are expected to walk free and may seek benefits from a fund for victims of government “weaponization.”
"A federal court threw out all charges against the Broadview Six-a group of protesters accused of obstructing a Chicago ICE facility-during a heated hearing on Thursday at which Justice Department officials apologized for egregious misconduct in securing the indictments. U.S. District Judge April Perry excoriated prosecutors for using illegal tactics to get the criminal charges past a skeptical grand jury, dressing down U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros and his colleagues for their "incredibly shock[ing]" malfeasance. The Broadview Six will now walk free, and may even apply for President Donald Trump's fund for victims of government "weaponization.""
"Judge Perry told the U.S. attorney: "I have never seen the types of prosecutorial behavior before a grand jury that I saw in those transcripts." And she added: "I think there is also a potential here, separate and apart from the merits of this case and how this case ends up proceeding, on sanctions for prosecutorial misconduct and for potential ethical violations, including lack of candor to the court.""
"This case really concretizes something that's hard to pin down, which is the unbelievable power that the Justice Department has to ruin lives. We have this almost i"
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