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Occupy Wall Street protester could face up to 13 years in jail, $13,000 fine
for writing anti-bank messages in chalk
Jeffrey Olson, Occupy Wall Street protester could face 13 years in jail
A California man could face 13 years in jail and a $13,000 fine for chalking
slogans on the sidewalk outside three banks during the Occupy Wall Street
protests.
Jeffrey Olson, 40, is on trial in San Diego, accused of 13 counts of
vandalism.
His crime: Repeatedly scrawling anti-bank remarks in water-soluble children’
s chalk outside three branches of the Bank of America.
They said things like “Stop big banks” and “Stop Bank Blight.com.”
The city was encouraged to prosecute Mr. Olson by Darell Freeman,
vice-president of Bank of America’s global corporate security, the San Diego
Reader reported.