Ed Buck.Photo: Al Seib/getty
Ed Buck, a prominent Democratic party donor and LGBTQ political activist, was convicted on Tuesday of providing fatal doses of methamphetamine to two men who were found dead in his Los Angeles apartment more than a year apart.
In addition to two counts of distribution of methamphetamine resulting in death, Buck, 66, was also found guilty of four counts of distribution of methamphetamine, one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises, and two counts of enticement to travel in interstate commerce for prostitution.
An attorney for Buck did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
The verdict came exactly four years after one of the victims, 26-year-old Gemmel Moore, died of a meth overdose at Buck’s West Hollywood home.
Timothy Dean, 55, was discovered dead of an apparent overdose at the same residence 17 months later on January 7, 2019.
Gemmel Moore.
Buck injected victims with more narcotics than they expected on occasions, while other times gave them drugs to the point of unconsciousness, the Department of Justicesaid in news a releaseon Tuesday.
Prosecutors also said that Buck solicited some of his victims from outside of California for the purpose of prostitution.
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Buck was arrested in September 2019 after a 37-year-old man nearly died of a drug overdose while engaging in illicit activities at Buck’s home.
For his charges, Buck is facing 20 years to life in federal prison. A sentencing date has not been set.
“Today is bittersweet,” Moore’s mother LaTisha Nixon said after the verdict,according toUSA Today. “We got victory today.”
source: people.com
