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A Florida female who stole nan diary of President Biden's girl and past sold it to a blimpish group was sentenced Tuesday to 1 period successful prison.
Aimee Harris appeared successful a Manhattan national courtroom wherever she was besides ordered to 3 months of location confinement.
"I do not judge I americium supra nan law," Harris told a judge aft a charismatic requested a situation condemnation pursuing her nonaccomplishment to look astatine galore sentencing dates connected nan grounds that she was consumed pinch caring for her 2 children, ages 8 and 6. "I'm a subsister of agelong word home maltreatment and intersexual trauma."
Harris pleaded blameworthy to a conspiracy complaint successful August 2022, admitting that she received $20,000 of nan $40,000 that was paid by Project Veritas for individual items belonging to nan president's daughter, Ashley Biden.
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Aimee Harris, right, walks retired of Manhattan national tribunal connected Tuesday successful New York. The Florida mother has been sentenced to a period successful situation and 3 months of location confinement for stealing and trading President Joe Biden's daughter's diary 4 years ago. (AP Photo/Larry Neumeister)
Project Veritas is known for conducting hidden camera stings that person embarrassed news outlets, labour organizations and Democratic politicians.
In court, a tearful Harris apologized for enabling Ashley Biden's individual writings to beryllium made public. Harris took nan diary from a Delray Beach, Florida, location wherever Biden believed her items were being stored aft she concisely lived location successful 2020.
Along pinch nan diary, Harris stole a integer retention card, books, clothing, luggage and "everything she could get her hands on" successful nan hopes she "could make arsenic overmuch money arsenic she could," Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Sobelman said.
"She wanted to harm Ms. Biden's father," he said.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain called Harris' actions "despicable and serious," saying she exploited nan president's girl for profit and to effect nan statesmanlike election.
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President Biden and his daughter, Ashley Biden connected stage. (Alex Wong)
She further said Harris has abused and strained nan tribunal system, and "made promises to nan tribunal pinch nary volition of keeping them."
The judge noted that Harris and a co-defendant, Robert Kurlander, had tried unsuccessfully to waste Ashley Biden's belongings to then-President Donald Trump's 2020 statesmanlike campaign.
Defense lawyer Anthony Cecutti requested that Harris not person situation time. He cited her traumatic life and her efforts to attraction for her children while recovering from maltreatment and violence. He said the trial had been reward capable for Harris and that she hasn't been capable to unafraid full-time employment.
"She carries nan shame and stigma of her actions," he said.
Aimee Harris, left, walks retired of Manhattan national tribunal connected Tuesday. (AP Photo/Larry Neumeister)
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Harris is expected to study to a Florida national situation successful July.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
