Like bread dough after a second proofing, Gluten Free & More has risen again as a print magazine. There’s no word on the mag’s website on how and when it emerged from its merger with Simply Gluten Free, but its return surely must have something to do with SGF founder and editor-in-chief Carol Kicinski being charged with four crimes related to the invasion of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, by supporters of Donald Trump.
According to the plea agreement regarding her case on the U.S. Department of Justice website, Kicinski pleaded guilty to one charge, “Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1752(a)(1).” Kicinski signed the agreement on October 27, 2022. There was no indication on the webpage about her case of when her sentencing would take place. The page was last updated on November 10, 2022.
According to the plea agreement, she faces a maximum of one year in prison, a $100,000 fine, and supervised release of up to one year. The federal court could also require her to pay back the federal government for any costs associated with her imprisonment, term of supervised release, and period of probation, if they are part of her sentencing. She also agreed to “allow law enforcement agents to review any social media accounts operated by [her] for statements and postings in and around January 6, 2021, and conduct an interview of [her] regarding the events in and around January 6, 2021 prior to sentencing.”
Two editing-related points, because this joint is supposed to focus on editing: I don’t know how federal legal code is written, but the way the part that’s pertinent to Kicinski’s case is phrased—“knowingly enters or remains in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority to do so”—isn’t grammatical in my eyes. You can’t remain “in … grounds.” If I had my druthers, I would make it say, “knowingly enters or remains in any restricted building or enters or remains on any restricted grounds without lawful authority to do so.”
I also think the wording should be “on and around January 6, 2021” in the plea agreement. That preposition is used for specific dates; in is used for less-exact time frames, like “in April” or “in June 1968.”