California man arrested for threatening to kill FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s family over net neutrality

California man arrested for threatening to kill FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s family over net neutrality

6 years ago
Anonymous $cyhBy-qkd5

https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/29/17519742/fcc-chariman-ajit-man-death-threats-markara-man-arrested-net-neutrality

A 33-year-old resident of Norwalk, California was arrested today for sending threatening emails to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai last year, according to the US Department of Justice. The threats, sent by an individual named Makara Man, were made primarily in the second of three messages sent to Pai’s official FCC email accounts in late December, just days after the FCC voted to repeal net neutrality protections.

The first email allegedly accused Pai of causing the suicide of a teenager through his actions that led to the net neutrality vote. The second email contained an explicit threat against members of Pai’s family, as well as a listing of three locations in and around Arlington, Virginia where Pai is said to live. The third email allegedly contained a photo of Pai and a separate photo of Pai and his family.