Probation and significant community service were more appropriate punishments, Ansell wrote. But a federal judge sentenced Nolan Brewer to three years in prison for conspiring to violate the civil rights of Congregation Shaarey Tefilla in Carmel, Ind., a crime to which Brewer pleaded guilty. She participated in chat forums and would share her findings with her husband when he got home from work, prosecutors said. At work, Nolan Brewer was not shy about his views, either, prosecutors said. The federal judge also ordered Nolan Brewer to pay the synagogue $700 in damages.

Source: Washington Post May 27, 2019 21:11 UTC