A jury has reached its verdict in the trial of former political donor Ed Buck, who is accused of providing methamphetamine to two men who died in his West Hollywood apartment.
The jury found Buck guilty on all nine felony counts, including two counts of distribution of controlled substances resulting in death, stemming from the deaths of Gemmel Moore in July 2017 and Timothy Dean in January 2019.
Each of the two charges carry 20-year mandatory minimums.
A prosecutor told jurors Friday that Buck caused the deaths of Moore and Dean as a result of his “fetish” for injecting men with increasing doses of methamphetamine until they became comatose, but the defense countered that the victims had underlying medical conditions that ended their lives.
“He would find desolate, vulnerable victims and push meth on them over and over … until they went unconscious,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Lindsay Bailey alleged in her closing argument. “That’s what he liked about it — the power gave him sexual gratification. … Every time he stuck a needle in someone’s arm, he was playing God. And he never stopped — not even after two men died.”
Since the mid 2000s, Buck has given more than $500,000 to political candidates and causes, almost all of them linked to the Democratic Party. Forty politicians now holding office in California, ranging from Los Angeles City Hall to Congress, have cashed a check from Buck.
Current officeholders have received more than $150,000 from Buck, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey and U.S. Reps. Ted Lieu and Adam B. Schiff. Buck has been cozy in the Democrat party and is pictured with Hillary Clinton, Adam Schiff and Ted Lieu.
Good. He deserves some Epstein treatment 💯
Guy what’s wrong with people sick
You know if he was a GOP mega donor they would’ve charged him with hate crimes.
These people are sick!
Hillary’s BFF.
I hope he goes straight to hell
👿👿👿👿
Awe shit!! It’s going down!!
Ed Buck didn’t kill himself.
Of course Schiff…
I hope the caged bird sings.
Funny I didn’t see this on msm 🤔
Hes gonna be getting all the D he can handle in prison. 😆😆👏
Every single person in every one of those pictures looks like a villain
About time someone was held accountable.
Thank you for bringing this back up! Let’s keep exposing the hell outta them. Standard Hotel too
Democrats hid behind the blanket of their mass media bias for too long lmao I don’t think the parties ever ‘switched’ , like I was told in college
What a sick person! Hopefully you’ll get some help in prison.
It’s not on the news. I wonder why
FINALLY!!!!!!!! 😡
They’re all slime balls
🤔💭Johnheretohelp says schiff for brains did the same thing at chateau marmont while Anthony Bourdain witnessed the aftermath which led to his murder(not suicide)
All of them need to go away,what are you people waiting for,throw al of them from City Hall window ….
Sing little birdie. Sing