Democratic Donor Ed Buck Hit With Federal Charge in Man’s 2017 Overdose Death

Ed Buck appears in Los Angeles Superior Court in Calif. on Sept. 19, 2019. Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo

A megadonor in California has been hit with a federal charge in Gemmel Moore’s 2017 overdose death.

Ed Buck, who over the years has donated funds to a slew of top Democrats, including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, lured Moore, 26, to Los Angeles, prosecutors said at a Sept. 19 news conference.