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RNC Eight FBI informant found guilty on three criminal charges

By Paul Demko | 03.23.09 | 6:55 pm

Andrew Clark Darst, a key informant in the conspiracy case pending against the RNC Eight, has been found guilty of three criminal counts related to a January altercation in Minnetrista. Hennepin County District Court Judge Daniel Mabley ruled today that Darst is guilty of a gross misdemeanor charge of damage to property, as well as two counts of misdemeanor assault. The 30-year-old Minnetrista resident was acquitted on two burglary counts.

RNC Eight informant faces criminal charges

By Paul Demko | 03.16.09 | 9:23 pm

Andrew Clark Darst was a key FBI informant in building a case that eight activists criminally conspired to disrupt the Republican National Convention. But criminal charges subsequently filed against Darst have raised questions about his credibility.