Arrest made in connection with threats to jewish institutions. Fbi arrests 31yearold juan thompson for bomb threats to jewish community centers. In early 2017, a wave of more than 2,000 bomb threats were made against jewish community centers in the united states, united kingdom, australia, new zealand, norway and denmark. Thompson, who is accused of making bomb threats to several jewish centers across the country, was in federal court in missouri on wednesday, march 8, 2017, to determine whether he can be released on bail. On june, thompson pleaded guilty to one count of cyberstalking and one count of sending bomb threats to jewish community centers. Over the next couple of hours, thompson was comfortable letting our exchange lull, at ease collecting a thought or experiencing a feeling. Louis man accused of making threats against jewish centers, schools. Juan thompson is charged in new york with one federal count of.
Missouri man arrested for at least 8 jewish center threats. Fbi arrests 31yearold juan thompson for bomb threats to. Juan thompson thompsons birthday put two bombs in the office of the jewish center today. Man charged in eight bomb threats, part of five waves. Federal authorities accused juan thompson with threatening more than a. Juan thompson pleads guilty in manhattan federal court to.
Now 51, juan thompson lives in denver, colorado, with his wife and son. Juan thompson possesses an integrity, openness, and thoughtfulness that enabled him to write an authentic memoir that reveals crucial insights about his remarkable father. Juan thompson, a disgraced former reporter for the intercept, was slammed with a fiveyear prison sentence wednesday for phoning in bomb threats at jewish community centers in a twisted revenge plo. He has been charged with cyberstalking in the state of new york. Juan thompson, 31, was arrested by the fbi early friday in st. This undated photo provided by the warren county sheriffs department in warrenton, mo. New york, march 3 reuters about a year before being charged with sending fake bomb threats to jewish organizations, juan thompson was fired from his job as a reporter at the intercept news. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Although he loved his son very much, didnt have much time to spend with him. New book hit makers hits all the right notes usa today.
Join facebook to connect with juan thompson and others you may know. Thompson shows the complex relationship between hunter and his son, juan. Arrest made in connection with threats to jewish institutions march 3, 2017 federal and new york authorities announced on friday that juan thompson of missouri had been charged in connection with threats made to a number of jewish community centers jccs across the country. Juan thompson is accused of making bomb threats against more than a halfdozen jewish schools and community centers. Juan thompson thompson s birthday put two bombs in the office of the jewish center today. Johnson is engage the later in a bit of shared humanity, a cord of empathy, across two centuries. Louis native was disgraced journalist posted by doyle murphy on fri, mar 3, 2017 at 9. Antidefamation league releases disturbing details about bombthreat suspect, juan thompson posted at 1.
He is accused of being responsible for only a small fraction of the threats made in recent weeks. For instance, on or about february 7, 2017, a jcc in manhattan received an emailed bomb threat from an anonymous email account, which stated. Louis who terrorized his exgirlfriend and made bomb threats in her name to jewish groups must be resentenced. Authorities believe thompson phoned in eight threats in the womans name to jccs and the adl. Disgraced journalist pleads not guilty to cyberstalking in.
Thompson, a former reporter at the intercept, was named in a criminal complaint released friday accusing. She is a resident of edinburgh and lives with her two sons. Juan thompson committed hateful crime to destroy young. Before his arrest in threats to jewish groups, juan. Reporter gets 5 years in prison for threatening jewish centers. The bomb threats made to the various jewish community centers jccs were part of a campaign to harass and intimidate a woman with whom thompson was formerly in a romantic relationship, according to federal prosecutors. Thompson taught him about being a man, being a father, and how even the most untouchable of. Juan thompson, man accused in jewish center threats. Journalist juan thompson arrested in bomb threats to. Exreporter charged with making bomb threats against jewish sites.
Juan thompson is charged in new york with one federal count of cyberstalking. Thompson was arrested friday on a cyberstalking charge after being. Juan thompson committed hateful crime to destroy young woman, prosecutor says. Juan thompson attempts to humanize the crazy gonzo journalist without giving in to sentiment in his new book recounting his fathers. Thompson made the threats in the name of his exgirlfriend francesca rossi, a new york city social worker. Thomson became a published author in 2016 when beloved poison, the first book in jem flockhart. Thompson appeared in a new york city federal court monday to face charges of cyberstalking related to several bomb threats made against jewish organizations since the beginning of 2017. June thomson books list of books by author june thomson. Former intercept writer arrested for alleged bomb threats. He delivers a good book and the two good speeches contained in it. Disgraced reporter juan thompson hired, fired from new.
Cyberstalking victim francesca rossi releases statement. According to the charges filed against him in new york, thompson. Opinion what a bomb threat suspects story reveals the. Who is juan thompson, the former intercept reporter. As rolling stone turns 50, its cofounder talks about working with the great american writers, interviewing john lennon, and the magazines biggest mistake. He works for a health insurance company as an it project manager. Triggered a massacre in mexico the inside story of a cartels deadly assault on a mexican town near the texas border and the u. The rum diary bloomsbury classic reads thompson, hunter s. The arrest of a onetime reporter, fired last year for fabricating quotes, was a bizarre twist in the threats against jewish facilities, which have forced people from dozens of jewish community. Statement on the arrest of juan thompson the intercept.
The twoway the threats were allegedly part of the suspects cyberstalking campaign against a woman with whom he once had. Circuit court of appeals in manhattan cited a legal flaw wednesday in ordering juan thompson. The book is rich with personal letters the two exchanged, juans keen memories, and family photos. The author was shortlisted for the scottish arts council 1st book award and the saltire first book award.
Cyberstalking charge brought in manhattan federal court. Former journalist juan thompson was sentenced today to 60 months in jail after pleading guilty to cyberstalking and making fake bomb threats against jewish community centers and other organizations in january and february of 2017. For instance, on or about february 7, 2017, a jcc in manhattan received an emailed bomb threat from an anonymous email account that stated. The fbi arrests juan thompson for jcc bomb threats the atlantic. We were horrified to learn this morning that juan thompson, a former employee of the intercept, has been arrested in connection with bomb threats against jewish targets. Thompson was revealed as a serial fabulist in february 2016 after the intercept added editors notes to five of. Awesome book, highly recommend for any fan of hunter s thompson andor gonzo journalism. Juan thompson is on his way to becoming one of the most infamous journalists in america. Man charged in eight bomb threats, part of five waves against jewish centers this year federal agents have arrested juan thompson, who allegedly made some of the recent bomb threats in order to.
Louis, made some of the threats using his own name and others implicating a former girlfriend as part of an effort to intimidate her, the authorities said in a federal complaint unsealed on friday in federal district court in manhattan. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Louis on cyberstalking charges, according to a statement released by preet bharara, us attorney for the southern district of new york. He attended vassar college in poughkeepsie, new york, and was connected to the. Thompson was arrested in march 2017 by the fbi in st.
Louis for a preliminary hearing when the indictment was handed up by a federal grand jury in the southern district of new york wednesday, the paper reports. Juan thompson talked about his book stories i tell myself. Disgraced journalist juan thompson suspected in 8 copycat. Juan thompsons memoir is a testament to his father, hunter s. March 4, 2017, section a, page 14 of the new york edition with the headline. Prosecutors in new york charged a 31yearold man in missouri on friday with making at least eight bomb threats against jewish centers, officials said. No ruling yet on mans bond request in jewish threats case. Exjournalist to get resentenced in jewish threats case.
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