Disgraced gay donor Ed Buck slapped with four new felonies in the drug deaths of two Black men

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A grand jury has indicted former political donor and LGBTQ rights activist Ed Buck with four new felony counts in connection with the deaths of two Black men. The new indictments follow previous grand jury charges from last October, bringing the total number of charges to nine.

Police arrested Buck last September following the death of Timothy Dean, a 55-year-old Black man in his home in January 2019. Dean had overdosed on methamphetamine. It was not the first time a man had died in Buck’s home. In 2017, a 26-year-old Black man, Gemmel Moore, died of a methamphetamine overdose in Buck’s West Hollywood home as well.

Following his 2019 arrest, law enforcement accused Ed Buck of running a drug den out of his home, and of purposely luring black men there for sex. Activists have criticized the response by police and the Los Angeles County District Attorney for not arresting Buck following Moore’s death in 2017. Critics allege that Buck used his political connections to dodge criminal charges.

Now, however, it appears Buck has exhausted his clout. “A federal grand jury today returned…

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