PLEADED GUILTY TO FELONY CHARGES OF “COMMUNICATING INTERSTATE THREATS”
MW (33) of Columbus, Ohio, pleaded guilty in early February to felony charges of “communicating interstate threats and conspiracy to commit money laundering." He also pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge for threatening a reproductive health services clinic.
Apparently, back in July of 2022, MW called Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio and threatened to burn down the building because of the reproductive services the organization provided. He also played a role in a “business email compromise scheme,” and attempted to launder nearly $2 million in fraudulently procured monies. (He supposedly used fake domains and mimicked legitimate vendors and demanded payment for services that were never provided.)
In a written statement, Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, noted that “Threatening to burn down facilities that provide reproductive health services is not just unlawful, it’s conduct that frightens and obstructs patients and providers of reproductive services …. The Justice Department is committed to enforcing the FACE Act to protect all patients who seek reproductive health services and to protect all staff and facilities that provide these services.”
Was there no laundering that?
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