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05-08-2009, 07:14 PM #1
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Justice Dept. Investigating PA Immigrant's Death as 'Hate'
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Web Posted: 05/06/2009 2:48 CDT
Immigrant's death may be labeled hate crime
By Gary Martin - Express-News
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department acknowledged Wednesday it has launched an investigation of the death of a Mexican immigrant in Pennsylvania to see if it should be prosecuted as a hate crime.
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus and Hispanic rights groups had been pressuring for such a probe after an all-white jury acquitted two teenagers on state charges of ethnic intimidation and third-degree murder, convicting them on a lesser charge of simple assault.
Alejandro Miyar, a Justice Department spokesman, confirmed that the “Civil Rights Division is reviewing the evidence to detemine whether there is a prosecutable violation of federal civil rights statutes.â€Join our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
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