Environmental activist convicted for making false bids on energy leases

Tim DeChristopher, 29, is found guilty of two felonies for entering winning bids he did not intend to honor for rights to thousands of acres near two national parks in Utah. He could face up to 10 years in prison. A federal jury in Salt Lake City on Thursday convicted a 29-year-old environmental activist of two felonies for bidding for public lands being auctioned off to energy companies by the George W. Bush administration.

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