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Saturday 4 March 2017
Man charged with threatening Jewish centers to frame his ex
COLLEEN LONG ten from an account that Oren Segal, Co-Director of the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism, addresses the
Associated Press made it appear as if it were media at a news conference at ADL Headquarters in New York, Friday, March 3, 2017. Segal com-
NEW YORK (AP) — A former being sent by an ex-girl- mented on the arrest of a Missouri man in connection with threats made to at least eight Jewish
journalist fired for fabricat- friend. institutions nationwide and the Anti-Defamation League’s headquarters in New York City. He also
ing details in stories made “Juan Thompson put 2 commented on the recent rise of anti-Semitic activity in general.
at least eight of the scores bombs in the History Mu-
of threats against Jew- seum set to go off Sunday,” (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
ish institutions nationwide, it said.
including a bomb threat He followed that up with look guilty. Thompson also community centers may ing accused of fabricating
to the Anti-Defamation similar messages to a Jew- made threats in which he have been designed to several quotes and creat-
League, as part of a bizarre ish school in Farmington identified the woman as make “others look bad,” ing fake email accounts
campaign to harass and Hills, Michigan, and to a the culprit, authorities said. according to Pennsylvania to impersonate people,
frame his ex-girlfriend, fed- school and community It’s unclear why Jewish or- Attorney General Josh Sha- including the Intercept’s
eral officials said Friday. center in Manhattan, au- ganizations were targeted. piro. Trump also has con- editor-in-chief. One of the
Juan Thompson was ar- thorities said. Republican President Don- demned violence against stories involved Dylann
rested in St. Louis and ap- In another round of emails ald Trump suggested in Jewish organizations. Roof, the white shooter
peared there in federal and phone calls, he gave a meeting Tuesday with Thompson was fired from of black worshippers at a
court Friday on a cyber- the woman’s name, rather state attorneys general the online publication The Charleston, South Carolina,
stalking charge. He po- than his own, the court com- the threats against Jewish Intercept last year after be- church.q
litely answered questions plaint said. The Council on
and told the judge he had American-Islamic Relations
enough money to hire a received an anonymous
lawyer. email saying the woman
A crowd of supporters who put a bomb in a Dallas
attended said Thompson Jewish center.Thompson,
had no criminal record. His who’s black, then took to
lawyer didn’t comment. Twitter: “Know any good
Federal officials have been lawyers?” he wrote. “Need
investigating 122 bomb to stop this nasty/rac-
threats called in to Jewish ist #whitegirl I dated who
organizations in three doz- sent a bomb threat in my
en states since Jan. 9 and a name.” He later tweeted
rash of vandalism at Jewish to the Secret Service: “I’m
cemeteries. been (sic) tormented by
Thompson started making an anti-Semite. She sent
threats Jan. 28, a criminal an antijewish bomb threat
complaint said, with an in my name. Help.”But po-
email to the Jewish History lice say it was a hoax cre-
Museum in New York writ- ated to make the woman
