U.S. to Pay Environmental Activists $2M [View All]

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U.S. to Pay Environmental Activists $2M

Fri Apr 23, 7:26 PM ET
OAKLAND, Calif. - The federal government has agreed to pay $2 million to settle a lawsuit filed by two environmental activists who were arrested and branded eco-terrorists by the FBI 14 years ago.

Darryl Cherney and the estate of the late Judi Bari, who died of cancer in 1997, will divide the settlement and a separate $2 million settlement from the Oakland City Council last year.

The two activists from Earth First! were arrested by the FBI when a pipe bomb exploded in their car in Oakland on May 24, 1990. Bari, who was driving, suffered a crushed pelvis and Cherney was cut.

The two activists later sued the FBI and Oakland police investigators, alleging false arrest, illegal search, slanderous statements and conspiracy. They claimed officials lied to try to make a case and ignored evidence that would have cleared them.

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=542&ncid=693&e=10&u=/ap/20040423/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/fbi_settlement

Many believed this was a continuation of Cointelpro.

Judi Bari website: http://www.judibari.org/default.html