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A Jacksonville woman faces up to five years in federal prison after federal authorities say she placed a Confederate flag on a black co-worker’s desk, then lied about it. The incident occurred just one week after a racially motivated massacre that killed nine people at an historically African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina.
U.S Attorney Lee Bentley, III announced a plea agreement for 58-year-old Susan Thompson, a former employee of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Jacksonville.
Thompson pleaded guilty to making false statements to a federal officer.
According to the plea agreement, on June 24, 2015, Thompson used…
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