科罗拉多斯普林斯男子因策划烧十字架影响市长选举而被判处近四年徒刑. Colorado Springs man sentenced to nearly four years for staging cross burning to influence mayoral election.

一名科罗拉多斯普林斯男子帮助组织了一起旨在影响市长选举的十字架焚烧活动, 被判处近四年联邦监禁. A Colorado Springs man who helped stage a cross burning intended to influence a mayoral election was sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison. 德里克·伯纳德和他的妻子被判为阴谋犯, 因为他们错误地将仇恨犯罪归咎于政治对手, Derrick Bernard and his wife were convicted of conspiracy for falsely attributing the hate crime to a political rival, causing fear for the mayor and his family.