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wondergirl




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Mar 03 2017, 10:21 am
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Cyberstalking Charge Brought In Manhattan Federal Court Against Missouri Man For A Pattern Of Harrassment Involving Threats To Jewish Community Centers

Juan Thompson’s Campaign to Harass and Intimidate His Victim Allegedly Included Eight Threats Made to Jewish Community Organizations

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) and James P. O’Neill, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), announced the unsealing of a complaint charging JUAN THOMPSON with cyberstalking a particular woman (“Victim-1”), by, among other things, communicating threats to Jewish Community Centers (“JCCs”) in Victim-1’s name. THOMPSON was arrested in St. Louis, Missouri, this morning and is expected to be presented there later today.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said: “Everyone deserves to be free from fear and discrimination based on religion, race, or ethnicity; that is fundamental to who we are as a nation. Together with the FBI and the NYPD, we have been investigating the recent threats made on Jewish Community Centers in New York and around the country. Today, we have charged Juan Thompson with allegedly stalking a former romantic interest by, among other things, making bomb threats in her name to Jewish Community Centers and to the Anti-Defamation League. Threats of violence targeting people and places based on religion or race – whatever the motivation – are unacceptable, un-American, and criminal. We are committed to pursuing and prosecuting those who foment fear and hate through such criminal threats.”

FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge William F. Sweeney Jr. said: “Thompson’s alleged pattern of harassment not only involved the defamation of his female victim, but his threats intimidated an entire community. The FBI and our partners take these crimes seriously. I would also like to thank the NYPD and the New York State Police, who continue to work shoulder to shoulder with us as we investigate and track down every single threat and work together to achieve justice for our communities that have been victimized by these threats.”

Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill said: “The defendant allegedly caused havoc, expending hundreds of hours of police and law enforcement resources to respond and investigate these threats. We will continue to pursue those who peddle fear, making false claims about serious crimes. I'm grateful for the collaboration between the NYPD detectives, FBI agents, and prosecutors whose cross-country investigation led to this morning's arrest.”

According to the allegations in the Complaint unsealed today in Manhattan federal court[1]:


In recent months, the FBI and this Office have been investigating a series of threats across the country principally targeting JCCs, schools, and other organizations that provide service to and on behalf of the Jewish community (the “JCC Threats”). Based on the investigation, THOMPSON appears to have made at least eight of the JCC Threats as part of a sustained campaign to harass and intimidate Victim-1. THOMPSON’s harassment of Victim-1 appears to have begun shortly after their romantic relationship ended and to have included, among other things, defamatory emails and faxes to Victim-1’s employer, false reports of criminal activity by Victim-1, and JCC Threats in Victim-1’s name.

In July 2016, an email was sent to Victim-1’s employer that made false allegations about Victim-1, including that she had broken the law, using an internet protocol (“IP”) address that THOMPSON had previously used to access his social media account. On October 15, 2016, an IP address that traced back to THOMPSON’s residence was used to report falsely that Victim-1 possessed child [filth]. When confronted by law enforcement on November 22, 2016, THOMPSON claimed that his email account had been hacked a few weeks earlier.

In January and February 2017, THOMPSON appears to have made at least eight JCC Threats as part of his campaign of harassment against Victim-1. For instance, on or about February 21, 2017, the Anti-Defamation League (“ADL”) received an emailed threat at their midtown Manhattan office, which indicated that “[Victim-1’s name and birthdate] is behind the bomb threats against jews. She lives in nyc and is making more bomb threats tomorrow.” The next day, the ADL received a phone call claiming that explosive material had been placed in the ADL’s midtown Manhattan office.

Some of THOMPSON’s JCC Threats appear to have been made in his own name, as part of an effort to claim that Victim-1 was trying to frame THOMPSON for a crime. For instance, on or about February 7, 2017, a JCC in Manhattan received an emailed bomb threat from an anonymous email account, which stated: “Juan Thompson [THOMPSON’s birthday] put two bombs in the office of the Jewish center today. He wants to create Jewish newtown tomorrow.” The email’s use of the phrase “Jewish newtown” appeared to refer to a December 2012 school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, in which a gunman murdered 26 victims, including 20 children.

In February 2017, a Twitter account that appears to be used by THOMPSON (the “Thompson Twitter Account”) was used to accuse Victim-1 of responsibility for the JCC Threats and claim that Victim-1 was trying to frame THOMPSON for her crimes. For instance, on February 24, 2017, the Thompson Twitter Account posted: “[s]he [Victim-1], though I can’t prove it, even sent a bomb threat in my name to a Jewish center, which was odd given her antisemitic statements. I got a visit from the FBI. So now I’m battling the racist FBI and this vile, evil, racist white woman.” On February 26, 2017, the Thompson Twitter Account posted “The hatred of Jews goes across all demos. Ask NYC’s [Victim-1’s employer]. They employ a filthy anti-Semite in [Victim-1]. These ppl are evil.”

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THOMPSON, 31, of Saint Louis, Missouri, is charged with one count of cyberstalking, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. The maximum potential sentence in this case is prescribed by Congress and is provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the judge.

Mr. Bharara praised the outstanding investigative work of the FBI and the New York City Police Department, as well as the United States Secret Service, the St. Louis Police Department, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri, and the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section of the United States Department of Justice for their ongoing investigative assistance. This investigation, as well as investigations into the other threats made to the Jewish community organizations in New York City are ongoing.

The prosecution is being handled by the Office’s Terrorism & International Narcotics Unit and the General Crimes Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jacob Warren is in charge of the prosecution.


https://www.justice.gov/usao-s.....ttern
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wondergirl




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Mar 03 2017, 10:39 am
Here is a picture of the man who was arrested for making threats against JCC and the ADL. Is this what white supremacy looks like?



http://abc7ny.com/news/arrest-.....2896/
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Laiya




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Mar 03 2017, 12:31 pm
According to the dailywire, he's a left wing fake news reporter (actually was fired for making up news)
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gold21




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Mar 03 2017, 12:34 pm
Haha. Yeah, not exactly a Trump supporting white supremacist....
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zaq




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Mar 03 2017, 12:50 pm
Trump supporting white supremacists don't have a monopoly on hatred. And the fact that other groups perpetrate acts of hatred does not mean that Trump-supporting white supremacists do not. The laws of physics don't apply here. Two entities CAN engage in the same hatred at the same time.
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SixOfWands




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Mar 03 2017, 12:52 pm
Laiya wrote:
According to the dailywire, he's a left wing fake news reporter (actually was fired for making up news)


I'm sure what you really meant to say was that you are grateful to the FBI for arresting this "copycat" terrorist (he's only been charged in a handful of the calls, and the FBI believes that there are other responsible parties), who once worked for leftwing media sites, but was fired for fabricating quotes, amply demonstrating that these sites have integrity.

As to his political leanings, he criticized Trump. He also criticized white people and the “white media,” as well as Hillary Clinton, liberals, and the Democratic Party.

One thing that is very clear is that at least insofar as it relates to him, this was no false flag attack. Another, if you read a bit about what happened with respect to him, is that he's off his rocker.
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ally




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Mar 03 2017, 2:10 pm
SixOfWands wrote:
I'm sure what you really meant to say was that you are grateful to the FBI for arresting this "copycat" terrorist (he's only been charged in a handful of the calls, and the FBI believes that there are other responsible parties), who once worked for leftwing media sites, but was fired for fabricating quotes, amply demonstrating that these sites have integrity.

As to his political leanings, he criticized Trump. He also criticized white people and the “white media,” as well as Hillary Clinton, liberals, and the Democratic Party.

One thing that is very clear is that at least insofar as it relates to him, this was no false flag attack. Another, if you read a bit about what happened with respect to him, is that he's off his rocker.


The point is that these threats have been used to prove that Trump have given the "white supremacists" a green card.

Meanwhile, it turns out that a quarter of the calls came from this guy (who is not quite KKK material) plus the FBI have said a number of the calls came from overseas.
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gold21




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Mar 03 2017, 2:15 pm
zaq wrote:
Trump supporting white supremacists don't have a monopoly on hatred. And the fact that other groups perpetrate acts of hatred does not mean that Trump-supporting white supremacists do not. The laws of physics don't apply here. Two entities CAN engage in the same hatred at the same time.


You're missing the point.

It has been insinuated many times that Trump's brand of nationalism somehow emboldened KKK types to come out from under their rocks and attack JCCs. So I didn't make the correlation, the media did. I'm merely pointing out the obvious- that this guy is not a Trump supporting white supremacist.
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gold21




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Mar 03 2017, 2:17 pm
SixOfWands wrote:
I'm sure what you really meant to say was that you are grateful to the FBI for arresting this "copycat" terrorist (he's only been charged in a handful of the calls, and the FBI believes that there are other responsible parties), who once worked for leftwing media sites, but was fired for fabricating quotes, amply demonstrating that these sites have integrity.

As to his political leanings, he criticized Trump. He also criticized white people and the “white media,” as well as Hillary Clinton, liberals, and the Democratic Party.

One thing that is very clear is that at least insofar as it relates to him, this was no false flag attack. Another, if you read a bit about what happened with respect to him, is that he's off his rocker.


Oh, the man is completely insane. Clearly.

Bottom line, the media suggested that there was a correlation between Trump's agenda and the JCC threats. As of right now, as of the information we have right now, that is clearly not the case.
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WhatFor




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Mar 03 2017, 2:23 pm
ally wrote:
The point is that these threats have been used to prove that Trump have given the "white supremacists" a green card.

Meanwhile, it turns out that a quarter of the calls came from this guy (who is not quite KKK material) plus the FBI have said a number of the calls came from overseas.


People were getting mad at Trump for taking so long to speak out about this, when he seems to have no problem tweeting about trivial things, like who said what about him that day.
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tigerwife




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Mar 03 2017, 2:35 pm
It seems like people are much more excited about the idea that maybe Israelis or Jews were making the calls to prove a point. No one cares that a minority left-leaning individual is responsible for some.

BH he was caught.
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WhatFor




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Mar 03 2017, 4:49 pm
tigerwife wrote:
It seems like people are much more excited about the idea that maybe Israelis or Jews were making the calls to prove a point. No one cares that a minority left-leaning individual is responsible for some.

BH he was caught.


Yeah, but apparently he was a copycat caller... The original callers are still not caught..
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Laiya




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Mar 23 2017, 9:12 am
And as to the original caller....19 year old "DUAL US-ISRAELI CITIZEN BEHIND MOST JCC BOMB THREAT CALLS"

"A dual US-Israeli citizen from Ashkelon has been arrested on suspicion of standing behind most of a series of bomb and other threats to Jewish communities ranging from the US, Europe, Australia and New Zealand over the past six months, The Jerusalem Post has learned.

As of Thursday, with a gag order on the probe lifted by the Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court, which extended his detention, sources indicate that most of the cases of threats against Jewish communities and organizations, though not all, led investigators back to Israel."

http://www.jpost.com/Israel-Ne.....84990
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Jewishmom8




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Mar 23 2017, 9:30 am
what about this one??
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com......html
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Laiya




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Mar 23 2017, 9:34 am
Jewishmom8 wrote:
what about this one??
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com......html


Yes, that's what my post above was referring to.

A 19 year old American Israeli from Ashkelon is thought to be the mastermind of the JCC threats worldwide.

The media cultivated a myth about Trump-loving white supremacists, when clearly no evidence existed to support the claim.
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MrsDash




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Mar 23 2017, 9:37 am
Laiya wrote:
Yes, that's what my post above was referring to.

A 19 year old American Israeli from Ashkelon is thought to be the mastermind of the JCC threats worldwide.

The media cultivated a myth about Trump-loving white supremacists, when clearly no evidence existed to support the claim.


Are people happier that it's a Jew rather than a Trump supporter? This is a huge embarrassment and chillul HaShem! (FTR - I'm not a liberal, nor am I a conservative.)
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Jewishmom8




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Mar 23 2017, 9:39 am
MrsDash wrote:
Are people happier that it's a Jew rather than a Trump supporter? This is a huge embarrassment and chillul HaShem! (FTR - I'm not a liberal, nor am I a conservative.)


That is what I feel
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Laiya




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Mar 23 2017, 9:51 am
MrsDash wrote:
Are people happier that it's a Jew rather than a Trump supporter? This is a huge embarrassment and chillul HaShem! (FTR - I'm not a liberal, nor am I a conservative.)


Personally I'm just happy he was caught. Yes it's sad and a chilul Hashem.
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Fox




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Mar 23 2017, 10:57 am
MrsDash wrote:
Are people happier that it's a Jew rather than a Trump supporter? This is a huge embarrassment and chillul HaShem! (FTR - I'm not a liberal, nor am I a conservative.)


An incredible chillul Hashem -- unfortunately aided and abetted by many Jewish leaders and the media.

Rather than waiting for actual evidence, various anti-Trump constituencies jumped on this story as proof of their belief that the election of President Trump had invigorated the anti-Semitic right-wing.

The fact that bomb threats have been a common tactic of neo-Nazi groups in the past was apparently deemed enough to link these threats to their narrative about the supposed hatefulness of Trump and his supporters.

Many news outlets were pretty blatant about suggesting a straight line between the threats and the "climate of hate" that President Trump has supposedly fostered.

Articles in openly anti-Trump outlets like Slate, Vice, Daily Beast, and HuffPo repeatedly and explicitly associated the threats with the "era of Trump." Even slightly less partisan outlets like the NYT and WashPo ran op-eds of this nature.

The President was first eviscerated by media, et. al., for not speaking out sufficiently on the issue. Then people were outraged that he suggested that it was possible the threats constituted a "false flag." And when he did condemn the threats, he was criticized for saying too little too late.

Now we have a real problem.

Had everyone taken a wait-and-see approach while law enforcement did its job, we could all just shake our heads at the horrible actions of someone who is apparently mentally ill.

But by linking the story, without evidence, to the current political scene, all those Jewish leaders and nice folks at Slate, WashPo, NYT, and WashPo are actually giving aid and comfort to real neo-Nazis. The real neo-Nazis can now spin this entire wretched case as another example of how "the Jews" control public opinion and disregard the principle of due process.

The real anti-Semites are the organizational leaders and journalists who were perfectly content to throw true Jewish interests under the bus when presented with an opportunity to vent their outrage against a political figure they hate.
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Rubber Ducky




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Mar 23 2017, 11:37 am
Always better to wait and see in these types of cases. A significant percentage of the perps turn out to be members of the threatened group.
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