Months after a federal appeals court revived charges against two alleged members of a white supremacy extremist group, one of the men this week agreed to plead guilty — potentially bringing to a close a case that’s dragged on for nearly six years. Robert Rundo on Wednesday agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to riot tied to his role in the Rise Above Movement, or RAM, a group accused of inciting brawls at political rallies throughout the state, according to a federal court filing. Rundo had spent nearly a year as a fugitive until he was extradited from Romania last year to face conspiracy and rioting charges. As part of the plea, the government has agreed to seek no more than two years in prison. Rundo, 34, has already spent close to two years in prison, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Robert Boman, another alleged member of the group, still faces a potential trial, according to the U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles. An Orange County federal judge at least twice dismissed charges against Rundo and Boman, at one point finding that the men were being selectively prosecuted, while “far-left extremist groups, such as Antifa” were not. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in July rejected that finding.
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