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Disgraced former journalist Juan Thompson has been arrested on federal cyberstalking charges after the FBI traced multiple bomb threats against Jewish community centers and the Anti-Defamation League to the St. Louis native, authorities say.
See our latest update: Before Bomb Threats, Juan Thompson Unraveled — and Terrorized an RFT Reporter
Thompson, who was the subject of a Riverfront Times investigation last year, called in the threats as part of a bizarre scheme to frame an ex-girlfriend, according to the Justice Department.
"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," U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara said in a statement. "Threats of violence targeting people and places based on religion or race — whatever the motivation — are unacceptable, un-American, and criminal.…
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Disgraced former journalist Juan Thompson has been arrested on federal cyberstalking charges after the FBI traced multiple bomb threats against Jewish community centers and the Anti-Defamation League to the St. Louis native, authorities say.
See our latest update: Before Bomb Threats, Juan Thompson Unraveled — and Terrorized an RFT Reporter
Thompson, who was the subject of a Riverfront Times investigation last year, called in the threats as part of a bizarre scheme to frame an ex-girlfriend, according to the Justice Department.
"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," U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara said in a statement. "Threats of violence targeting people and places based on religion or race — whatever the motivation — are unacceptable, un-American, and criminal.…
