Ed Buck

Political activist and donor Ed Buck is accused of supplying methamphetamine to five men, two of whom overdosed and died. Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News on Wednesday, July 14, 2021.

A jury of seven women and five men was sworn in Tuesday for the federal criminal trial of former political donor Ed Buck, accused of providing drugs to two men who overdosed and died in his apartment.

A jury of seven women and five men was sworn in for the federal criminal trial of former political donor Ed Buck, who is accused of providing methamphetamine to two men who overdosed and died in his West Hollywood apartment. Angie Crouch reports for the NBC4 News on Tuesday, July 13, 2021.

Trial is set to begin Wednesday for Ed Buck, a well-known political activist and donor who’s accused of causing the overdose deaths of two men inside his West Hollywood apartment. Eric Leonard reports for NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on July 12, 2021.

Jury selection is set to start Tuesday morning in the federal criminal trial of former political donor Ed Buck, who is accused of nine felony charges, including providing methamphetamine to two men who overdosed and died in his West Hollywood apartment.

A federal judge in Los Angeles said Tuesday that the discovery of illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia inside a tool chest would be likely be admissible as evidence against noted political activist Ed Buck, who is facing trial on charges he supplied methamphetamine to two men who overdosed and died.

A federal judge in Los Angeles says that the discovery of illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia inside a tool chest would be likely be admissible as evidence against noted political activist Ed Buck, who is facing trial on charges he supplied methamphetamine to two men who overdosed and died. Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News on Tuesday, June 22, 2021.

A federal judge in LA has denied efforts by former political fundraiser and activist Ed Buck, to exclude some key evidence from his upcoming trial for the drug overdose deaths of two men. I-team’s Eric Leonard reports for NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on March 25, 2021.

A request for bail was denied Friday for Democratic Party fundraiser Ed Buck, who is accused of giving drugs to a man who died at his West Hollywood apartment after allegedly being lured across state lines for prostitution.

Ed Buck, who is accused of giving drugs to a man who died at his West Hollywood apartment after allegedly being lured across state lines for prostitution, will ask to be set free today to await trial from home.

Noted political donor and activist Ed Buck has filed a new request to be released from custody while he awaits trial on charges of supplying illegal drugs to two men who died inside his West Hollywood apartment. Buck, 65, has argued he is at higher risk for contracting COVID-19 while in jail due to his age and because he says…

A Los Angeles federal grand jury returned an updated indictment Tuesday charging Democratic donor Ed Buck with four additional felonies, including allegations that he enticed victims — including a man who died at his West Hollywood apartment — to travel interstate to engage in prostitution. Buck, 65, was arrested in September after being charged in federal court with providing methamphetamine…

The family of the second man found dead inside the West Hollywood apartment of prominent political donor and activist Ed Buck has sued for wrongful death. A complaint filed this week in LA Superior Court by Timothy Dean’s sisters says Buck should be held legally liable for Dean’s death on January 7, 2019, and it accuses Buck of sexual battery,…

A new wrongful death lawsuit was filed against prominent political donor and activist Ed Buck. Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020.

Political activist and donor Ed Buck has notified U.S. District Court in Los Angeles that he’s hired attorney Christopher Darden to defend him against federal charges that allege Buck supplied illegal drugs that led to the deaths of two men. Darden, best known for his work as one of the prosecutors in the double murder case against O.J. Simpson,...

Political activist and high-profile Democratic donor Ed Buck pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges stemming from the overdose deaths of two men inside his West Hollywood apartment.

Political activist and high-profile Democratic donor Ed Buck pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges stemming from the overdose deaths of two men inside his West Hollywood apartment.

A federal grand jury has indicted noted political activist and donor Ed Buck on charges he provided illegal drugs that caused the overdose deaths of two men and distributed drugs to others.

The mother of a man who died of a drug overdose inside Ed Buck’s apartment in West Hollywood has updated her wrongful death lawsuit against Buck and LA County prosecutors, saying information revealed in new federal criminal charges backs her belief that local authorities largely ignored Buck’s alleged conduct with other men because the victims were mostly black and...

One of the men with whom political activist and donor Ed Buck allegedly used methamphetamine says he believes police had enough information to make an arrest months ago, and the family of a man who died in Buck’s apartment said it wished authorities had acted more quickly to protect the community.