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In 2024, four leading APSP members, including APSP chairman Omali Yeshitela, were convicted of conspiring to act as unregistered foreign agents of the Russian government, but were found not guilty of acting as agents of Russia. [4] Notable APSP members include Omali Yeshitela, who has been APSP chairman since 1972. [3] [5]: 316 [6] [1]
Omali Yeshitela (born Joseph Waller on October 9, 1941) is an American political activist and author. He is a co-founder and current chairman of the African People's Socialist Party (formed in 1972) which leads the Uhuru Movement .
Yeshitela and two others face charges of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and failing to register with the Justice Department as agents of a foreign government. The fourth defendant, who later founded a separate group in Atlanta called Black Hammer, faces only the conspiracy charge. They have all pleaded not guilty.
Joseph Waller, Jr., also known as Omali Yeshitela, was a former member and organizer of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). During the 1950s and 1960s, he actively participated in the American Civil Rights Movement. [2]
According to the indictment unsealed Tuesday, between 2020 and 2025 the defendants conspired to “receive and purchase stolen property, including jewelry, watches, handbags and assorted luxury ...
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The indictment paints a picture of how FirstEnergy executives used money and influence to their own advantage at the Ohio Statehouse. After House Bill 6 passed, Jones sent a photoshopped version ...
Omali Yeshitela: 3,905 10.52 Maria Scruggs-Weston 1,372 3.70 Ronnie Beck 789 2.13 Patrick Bailey 292 0.79 Louis "Lou" Miceli 133 0.36 Total votes 37,129 : Runoff