Tim DeChristopher Sentencing

Tim DeChristopher, who was convicted by a federal jury in Salt Lake City on March 3, 2011, will be sentenced today. The Utah environmental activist who disrupted a federal auction when he bought almost $1.8 million of oil and gas leases (with no intent to pay) in 2008, was found guilty of disrupting a government auction and now faces up to 10 years in prison. According to the New York Times, DeChristopher disrupted the auction as an act of civil disobedience motivated by concerns over climate change and the despoiling of public lands by industry. His sentencing was postponed in June and takes place today in Utah.

UPDATE: DeChristopher was sentenced to two years in prison.

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