Six charged with hate crime after allegedly attacking Jewish student from University of Pittsburgh

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday that six men from around the Pittsburgh-area have been charged after it says they attacked a Jewish student from the University of Pittsburgh in 2024.  The six were charged by a federal grand jury with violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, obstructing justice and conspiring to obstruct justice. …