DOJ: Man Arrested on Federal Criminal Charge for Threatening Violence at Inauguration

An Illinois man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly threatening to commit violence at President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration in Washington, D.C., the Department of Justice announced.

Federal prosecutors said the suspect, 45-year-old Louis Capriotti, left a voicemail with a House member from New Jersey in which he allegedly warned that if people “think that Joe Biden is going to put his hand on the Bible and walk into that [expletive] White House on January 20th, they’re sadly [expletive] mistaken.”

In a Dec. 29 voicemail to a U.S. House member, the man allegedly stated that “we will surround the [expletive] White House and we will kill any [expletive] Democrat that steps on the [expletive] lawn,” the complaint alleges.

— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 12, 2021

The suspect then allegedly warned: “We will surround the [expletive] White House and we will kill any [expletive] Democrat that steps on the [expletive] lawn.”

In a statement, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, John Lausch, said of the arrest: “Our office takes the security of our public servants very seriously,” adding that, “Individuals who cross the line of free speech by making unlawful threats will be held accountable.”

Capriotti faces up to five years in jail if convicted.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/12/doj-man-arrested-on-federal-criminal-charge-for-threatening-violence-at-inauguration/

DC Attorney General Is Looking at Charging Trump and Others for Inciting Violence

Washington DC Attorney General Karl Racine says he is looking at charging the President of the United States for inciting violence after protesters stormed the US Capitol last week.

What the liberal media continues to omit from their reports — President Trump told his supporters to be peaceful and the protest mob was already attacking Capitol Police outside the Capitol Building before President Trump was even done with his speech.

Attorney General Racine: I know that I’m looking at a charge under the DC code of inciting violence. And that would apply where there is a clear recognition that one’s incitement could lead to foreseeable violence. We still have more investigation to do and that’s what we’re going to do.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/01/dc-attorney-general-looking-charging-trump-others-inciting-violence-video/

Prosecutors building sedition, conspiracy charges against some Capitol rioters

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is working to build sedition and conspiracy charges against some of the rioters who stormed the Capitol last week, the top federal prosecutor for Washington, D.C., said Tuesday.

Michael Sherwin, the acting U.S. attorney for D.C., said in a press conference that he has assembled a team of national security attorneys to explore some of the harshest charges his office could pursue in the wake of the riot that overran the Capitol and left five people dead Wednesday.

"Just yesterday, our office organized a strike force of very senior national security prosecutors and public corruption prosecutors," Sherwin told reporters. "Their only marching orders from me are to build seditious and conspiracy charges related to the most heinous acts that occurred in the Capitol."

Sedition charges can carry prison sentences of up to 20 years.

Sherwin said Tuesday that prosecutors have now charged more than 70 cases following the riot and the FBI has opened investigations into more than 170 people.

Most of the demonstrators who have been arrested and charged over the past few days are facing counts ranging from trespassing to weapons charges to assaulting a police officer. But Sherwin stressed that his office is looking to add the most serious charges that it can for certain defendants.

"With this strike force that was established to focus strictly on sedition charges, we're looking at and treating this just like a significant international counterterrorism or counterintelligence operation," he said. "We're looking at everything: money, travel records, looking at disposition, movement and communication records, so no resource related to the FBI, or the U.S. Attorney's Office will be unchecked in terms of trying to determine exactly if there was a command and control, how it operated and how they executed these activities."

Among those who have already been charged is a man who prosecutors say brought multiple guns and bombs to the Capitol last week and was carrying a list of "good guys" and "bad guys."

The FBI is also still investigating who planted pipe bombs that were discovered at the Democratic and Republican party headquarters during the riot.

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/533898-prosecutors-building-sedition-and-conspiracy-charges-against-some

Ex-Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder to be charged in Flint tainted water scandal

Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and top officials in his administration have been indicted in the Flint water scandal that led to a deadly outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease, according to a report.

Snyder, who was in office when the state’s decision to alter the city’s water supply in 2014 flooded largely minority neighborhoods with lead-tainted water, will be charged by the state attorney general, the Associated Press said.

Sources close to the investigation told the wire service that Snyder’s former health department director, Nick Lyon, will be among those charged “soon” in the scandal.

State prosecutors are mum on the details, but agency spokeswoman Courtney Covington Watkins said investigators are “working diligently” on the case and “will share more as soon as we’re in a position to do so.”

Snyder left office two years ago.

While he was still in the statehouse, state management officials in 2014 switched Flint’s water supply to the Flint River as part of a cost-cutting measure while a new pipeline was being built to Lake Huron.

But the water was not treated, leading to lead-tainted water being pumped into the homes of nearly 100,000 residents in the largely-black city.

Bacteria in the water is also blamed for the Legionnaire’s outbreak that infected at least 90 people and killed 12 in Genesee County.

Snyder and Lyon announced the contamination in January 2016, although Lyon admitted that he knew about some of the cases months earlier.

Reports also suggested that Snyder knew of the tainted water at least three weeks prior to making the announcement.

The controversy prompted a $600 million settlement last year with residents sickened by the tainted water supply.

Lyon and seven other officials were charged with involuntary manslaughter in the case, but charges were later dropped amid confusion over the case.

The case, which gained international headlines and became a test case for municipal mismanagement, remained largely out of the public eye until word of the new indictments surfaced on Tuesday.

Snyder’s attorney did not respond to a request for comment from the Associated Press.

https://nypost.com/2021/01/12/ex-michigan-gov-rick-snyder-to-be-charged-in-flint-water-scandal/

Uganda Blocks Facebook, Twitter, Threatens To Make Ban Permanent If They’re Not ‘Friendly And Equitable’ To Ugandans

In what surely represents a twist of events for the big tech giants, Uganda has banned Facebook and Twitter.

In a presidential address on Tuesday, Uganda President Yoweri Museveni threatened to block Facebook and Twitter’s access to the country if the platforms are found not to be “friendly and equitable” to Ugandan citizens.

Due to admissions from Twitter and Facebook that the platforms have been meddling in the country’s internal elections by banning leaders of the government and pro-government voices, President Museveni took the unprecedented step of banning Facebook and Twitter from the country.

Kenyan news reported that “This comes a couple of days after social media giant Facebook actually banned or shut down accounts of some pro-government voices, and even some voices within the Ministry of ICT as well.”

“This has raised a big question about, where is the place of freedom of speech, when it comes to these social media players,” the journalist continued. “We know what happened in America with President Trump, as well.”

Uganda decides:

Tension & anxiety in Uganda ahead of elections on Thursday. Uganda shuts down social media platforms two days to election

Uganda expected to step up security for election in hotspots. Opposition candidate Bobi Wine accuses military of raiding his home #NewsNight pic.twitter.com/SWg5QNH1Rn

— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) January 12, 2021

Addressing the shutdown of big tech in the country, the Government of Uganda Twitter account revealed that President Museveni has warned big tech companies that they may not be allowed to return to the country due to their actions.

READ MORE: Furious Over Censorship, Arizona’s Finchem Drafts Legislation To Fine Big Tech For Every User In Arizona

“The President warns that if the social media channels like Facebook and Twitter are not being friendly and equitable to some Ugandans,” the statement explains, “then there is no reason as to why we should have them operate here.”

The President warns that if the social media channels like @Facebook and @Twitter are not being friendly and equitable to some of the Ugandans, then there is no reason as to why we should have them operate here. @OfwonoOpondo #M7Address pic.twitter.com/OOBioV3nGe

— Government of Uganda (@GovUganda) January 12, 2021

This comes as Americans are being banned by Twitter and Facebook in increased numbers, following the Capitol Hill protest on January 6.

READ MORE: Twitter Accused of Lying After Admitting to Mass Bans, Had Claimed Disappearing Followers Was Totally Normal

Additionally, it comes National File receives reports that “thousands” of big tech employees are contacting Gab, the free speech social network, in hopes of gaining employment at a pro-First Amendment social media company.

https://nationalfile.com/uganda-blocks-facebook-twitter-threatens-to-make-ban-permanent-if-theyre-not-friendly-and-equitable-to-ugandans/

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Man on Swastika Vandalism Spree Is Targeting Trump Supporters In The Florida Keys, Cops Say

The Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in solving multiple cases in which swastikas were spray painted on public roads and private property this month from Stock Island to Key Largo.

“I will not tolerate this symbol of hate and intolerance to be perpetuated by vandals in this community,” said Sheriff Rick Ramsay. “I am on the record with residents who know how I feel about graffiti in general, but to use such a symbol of malevolence makes these cases even more troubling.”

The suspect is described as a white male, in his mid to late 20s who appears to have short brown hair with a receding hairline. He has a slightly heavier build, with a somewhat protruding stomach. He was wearing Under Armor shoes.

Three of the cases occurred on Stock island between Jan. 6 and Jan. 7. Swastikas were spray painted on the street, a front door and a Trump sign in three separate locations.

Two more cases occurred on Jan. 9 and Jan. 10 on Little Torch Key and Ramrod Key. Two swastikas were spray painted on roads, a Trump sign and vehicle hood in two separate locations.

A swastika was found spray painted on the road and a gate on Long Key sometime Jan 9. Into Jan. 10. The homeowner nearby had a Trump sign on their property.

A swastika was spray painted on a boat in Key Largo that had a Trump sign displayed on Jan. 11.

https://breaking911.com/man-on-swastika-vandalism-spree-is-targeting-trump-supporters-in-the-florida-keys-cops-say/

Man Was Selling Child Porn on Twitter Using Coded Language: Court Docs

CAMDEN, N.J. – A Burlington County, New Jersey, man was charged Monday with allegedly distributing videos and images of child sexual abuse.

Al-Fahim Medina, 22, of Willingboro, New Jersey, is charged with one count of distribution of child pornography. He appeared in federal court and was released on $50,000 unsecured bond.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:

In January 2020, an undercover law enforcement agent saw an individual advertising, in coded language, the sale of child pornography on Twitter. The Twitter profile directed interested parties to an encrypted social media messaging application. During multiple sessions in January and February 2020, the undercover agent communicated with the individual online, and the individual agreed to sell multiple links to cloud storage websites that contained videos of child sexual abuse to the undercover agent. After the undercover agent sent $20.00 to a PayPal account registered to Medina, the individual sent the links to the websites that contained child sexual abuse.

On June 12, 2020, law enforcement lawfully obtained multiple devices from Medina’s residence that contained over 22,000 files of content constituting child sexual abuse, including images of prepubescent children being sexually abused.

The count of distribution of child pornography carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a fine of $250,000.

https://breaking911.com/man-was-selling-child-porn-on-twitter-using-coded-language-court-docs/

Visa and Plaid Abandon Merger After Antitrust Division’s Suit to Block

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/visa-and-plaid-abandon-merger-after-antitrust-division-s-suit-block