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Former Clinton aide acquitted of fundraising fraud

[JURIST] The former national finance director of the Hillary Rodham Clinton [official website] Senate campaign, David Rosen, was acquitted Friday of two counts of making false statements to the Federal Election Commission. Prosecutors argued that Rosen lied to conceal the mounting costs of a 2000 fundraising event, disclosing only $400,000 in in-kind contributions, when the actual total was closer to $1.1 million. The fundraiser, which raised $91,000, was financed by Peter F. Paul [SEC press release on charges], a convicted felon who pleaded guilty in March to separate securities fraud charges and Aaron Tonken [DOJ press release on charges], who is serving a 63-month prison sentence for unrelated charges of defrauding charities. Prosecutors stated that the Clintons were unaware of any fraudulent activity. AP has more.

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38 Santee Sioux hanged by US for rebellion

On December 26, 1862, 38 Santee Sioux men were hanged in a mass execution for their roles in a rebellion against US authorities in Minnesota which left hundreds dead and made refugees of some 40,000 white settlers. Government annuities promised under a treaty with the Sioux had failed to arrive on schedule and credit for purchases was not advanced in the meantime, threatening the tribe with starvation. The Santee Sioux Tribe's members were deported first to South Dakota and ultimately to Nebraska, where they remain today. Learn more about the 1862 Minnesota Sioux Rebellion.

Louis XVI put on trial during French Revolution

On December 26, 1792, Romain de Sèze, a defense attorney for deposed King Louis XVI, presented a defense of his client. The former King was on trial before a French Revolutionary court on thirty-three charges, including treason and other crimes against the state. He was convicted on January 15, 1793 executed by guillotine on the following January 21.