In 2020, Harris stole Ashley Biden’s diary from a friend’s home in Florida.

A Florida woman who stole the diary of U.S. President Joe Biden’s daughter and sold it to a conservative advocacy group has been sentenced to one month in prison, the Washington Post reported. independent. A U.S. District Judge ruled that the 41-year-old man faced jail time and three months of home detention.

In 2020, Harris stole Ashley Biden’s diary and other items from a friend’s home in Florida. The president’s daughter kept the items at home for safekeeping. Harris subsequently accepted $20,000 from the far-right organization Project Veritas to sell the journal. In 2022, she pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to transfer stolen property across state lines.

After her guilty plea, Harris missed numerous sentencing meetings. She expressed regret to the court on Tuesday and said she was busy caring for her two children. “I don’t think I’m above the law. I’m a survivor of long-term domestic abuse and sexual trauma,” she said.

The 41-year-old was charged along with Robert Kurlander, who helped her sell the diaries. The two initially tried to negotiate a settlement with representatives from Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign. However, after the campaign withdrew, the representative suggested they turn over the diaries and other materials to the FBI. Later, they sold it to Project Veritas.

The homes of Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe and two associates were searched by FBI officers as part of an investigation into the allegations. Project Veritas and Mr. O’Keefe have not yet been charged in the case. Project Veritas withheld the diaries, which it said documented Ms. Biden’s recovery from drug addiction.However, the documents were published by a different outlet and were lightly edited, according to British Broadcasting Corporation. The diary was later turned over to law enforcement officials by Project Veritas.

“Regardless of the political agenda, it is wrong and unlawful to steal the personal belongings of a candidate’s family member and sell them to an organization for political gain,” prosecutors wrote in the sentencing memorandum.