My Opinion: While upholding the Law and preventing the violence against the #FBI agents, we should also try to understand the nature and the causes of many people’s anger and rage at the FBI, justified or not. Addressing these emotions and the issues behind them may be more… pic.twitter.com/CVlYUL0Fbk
— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) December 19, 2023
Day: December 19, 2023
My Opinion: While upholding the Law and preventing the violence against the #FBI agents, we should also try to understand the nature and the causes of many people’s anger and rage at the FBI, justified or not. Addressing these emotions and the issues behind them may be more… pic.twitter.com/s3Ml8uRQ7m
— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) December 19, 2023
Michael Lee Tomasi, 37, of Rio Verde, Arizona, was arrested on Friday after a grand jury indicted him on three counts of threats against a federal official and three counts of making interstate threats.
According to court documents, from May 2021 through November 2023, while living in Colorado and Arizona, Tomasi used a social media platform to express a desire to incite violence and threaten a variety of individuals and groups, including elected officials, a judge, and federal officials and law enforcement officers. The charges against Tomasi relate to threats he made in Arizona to federal law enforcement agents and employees.
“The threats of violence against public officials alleged in this indictment are abhorrent,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. “The defendant is specifically charged with threatening to kill FBI agents and other FBI employees just for doing their jobs. I am deeply proud of the work the FBI does every day; its personnel should not have to deal with threats against themselves as they work to protect the American people. The Justice Department will not stand for such heinous behavior and will prosecute threats against its employees to the fullest extent of the law.”
“In this country, there’s a right way and a wrong way to express your views under the Constitution, and violence or threats of violence is not it,” said FBI Director Christopher Wray. “The men and women of the FBI work tirelessly and selflessly to protect others every day, and we will continue to work with our partners to hold accountable those who make violent threats against them or any of our colleagues in law enforcement.”
“Threats against law enforcement personnel like those alleged in this indictment are not just polemics, they are illegal under federal law and corrosive to civic life and dialogue,” said U.S. Attorney Gary Restaino for the District of Arizona.
If convicted, Tomasi faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count of making threats against a federal official, and a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count of making interstate threats.
The FBI is investigating the case. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona is handling the prosecution.
An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
AG Garland: “The defendant is specifically charged with threatening to kill @FBI agents and other FBI employees simply for doing their jobs”: Arizona Man Arrested for Making Online Threats Against Federal Agents – U.S. Department of Justice. https://t.co/eQaxWSxxeL
— Frank Figliuzzi (@FrankFigliuzzi1) December 19, 2023
Бориса Акунина в РФ внесли в список “террористов и экстремистов”. Его настоящие имя и фамилия – Григорий Чхартишвили – появились в перечне Росфинмониторинга. На прошлой неделе стало известно о разговоре писателя с пранкерами Вованом и Лексусом, в ходе которого Акунин, заявил, что… pic.twitter.com/1AS8mnUUUG
— DW на русском (@dw_russian) December 18, 2023
Yes, the CIA can and does conduct domestic spying inside the U.S. Well, in this case anyhow. Check it out: https://t.co/NyVYHjevDk #cia #domesticspying #Spying #NYC #UnitedNations #Espionage pic.twitter.com/Ms2WPnRlnM
— Robert Morton (@Robert4787) December 19, 2023
A joint investigation by DFRLab & BBC Verify has revealed a Russian disinformation campaign on TikTok, involving roughly 12,800 accounts that falsely accused Oleksii Reznikov, 🇺🇦 former Defense Minister, of corruption to undermine Ukraine’s credibility.https://t.co/PtScSOqSGt
— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) December 18, 2023
Passport processing times are back to pre-pandemic levels. The dedicated @StateDept team is delivering for the American people and issued a record-breaking 24 million passports this past year to meet unprecedented demand.
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) December 18, 2023
According to Axios, Israel has informed Washington of its intention to push Hezbollah 6 miles away from the border as part of an agreement to de-escalate tensions with Lebanon. American officials are actively seeking a diplomatic solution between Lebanon and Israel, but so far,… pic.twitter.com/j88e5fhZEx
— IntelSky (@Intel_Sky) December 19, 2023
60-летний экс-полковник Главного разведывательного управления РФ, а затем – наемник ЧВК “Вагнера” Игорь Саликов решил дать показания о военных преступлениях РФ в Украине.
18 декабря в Нидерландах он заявил в интервью программе EenVandaag, что намерен выступить в Международном… pic.twitter.com/eTfClg5zhf
— DW на русском (@dw_russian) December 19, 2023