Men Plead Guilty To Painting Graffiti on California Synagogue

A U.S. Department of Justice press release on Friday announced that two men pled guilty in a California federal district court to conspiring to violate the civil rights of members of a Modesto, California synagogue. Brian Lews and Abel Gonzales admitted to spray painting anti-Semitic and neo-Nazi graffiti on the exterior walls of Congregation Beth Shalom. They also caused other damage to two churches in Modesto.  The defendants face a possible prison sentence of up to ten years and a fine of up to $250,000 at their sentencing hearing in April.