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History of Hate

Racist vandalism and literature continue to crop up in the Inland Northwest nearly a decade after the bankruptcy of the Aryan Nations in North Idaho and the death of its founder, Richard Butler. Beyond the hate, however, the region has its share of stories about groups and individuals who have stood up against racism, such as Tony Stewart and the founding of the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations. Read more about the issues here.

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News >  Idaho

Juror conduct at issue in CdA hate-crime verdict

A Kootenai County judge on Friday said he’d never had an inquiry by a juror similar to one made during deliberations in an October hate-crime trial that has caused defense attorneys to request a new trial. Frank Tankovich and William Tankovich Jr. were convicted of felony malicious harassment and conspiracy to commit malicious harassment for a 2009 altercation with a Puerto Rican man, Kenneth Requena. The brothers are claiming jury misconduct, saying the foreman improperly halted deliberations and sent a note to the judge expressing concern over racist views expressed by another juror.
News >  Idaho

New trial sought in CdA racism case

Two Coeur d’Alene brothers convicted in October of a hate crime have requested a new trial, accusing the presiding juror of misconduct. Frank Tankovich and his brother William Tankovich Jr. were convicted of felony malicious harassment and conspiracy to commit malicious harassment for a 2009 altercation with a Puerto Rican man, Kenneth Requena.
News >  Spokane

Brothers guilty of racially harassing man

Following the third trial in eight months, two Coeur d’Alene brothers were found guilty Thursday of racially harassing and threatening a Hispanic man in August 2009. Sentencing was set for Jan. 13 for Frank James Tankovich, 47, and William Michael Tankovich Jr., 50, who were found guilty of malicious harassment and conspiracy to commit malicious harassment against Kenneth Requena, a Puerto Rican man.
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Defendant has tattoos linked to Aryan beliefs

The tattoos on a man accused of racially harassing a Hispanic man last summer are common symbols representing Aryan neo-Nazi beliefs, the Idaho Department of Correction’s top official on gang symbols and affiliations said Wednesday in a Kootenai County courtroom. Tim Higgins was an expert witness called by Barry McHugh, county prosecutor, in the third trial of Frank and William Tankovich, brothers accused of malicious harassment and conspiracy to commit malicious harassment.
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