Pipe bomb suspect writes to judge that the 16 devices he mailed were only meant for intimidation

April 03, 2019

Current News - Cesar Sayoc Pipe bomb suspect writes to judge that the 16 devices he mailed were only meant for intimidation Jeff Flake reveals he has received threats from Trump supporters - The Guardian Accused Mail Bomber Who Targeted Dems Says He Didn't Know Bombs Were Harmful North Carolina GOP chairman, associates charged with corruption and bribery Pipe bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc: 'Devices were not ever meant to work ... hurt or harm' - USA TODAY Pipe bomb suspect writes to judge that the 16 devices he mailed were only meant for intimidation Alerta de Google: Cesar Sayoc The pipe bombs were "not ever meant to work" or to hurt or harm anyone, Sayoc wrote. "The intention was to only intimidate & scare," he said in the two-page letter to US District Court Judge Jed Rakoff. Read More Jeff Flake reveals he has received threats from Trump supporters - The Guardian The Guardian Jeff Flake, the former Republican senator for Arizona and a vocal critic of the Trump administration, has revealed he received a number threats from supporters of the president before he left office this year. Read More Accused Mail Bomber Who Targeted Dems Says He Didn't Know Bombs Were Harmful Alerta de Google: Cesar Sayoc The Florida man who is accused of sending mail bombs to several high-profile Democrats last year is arguing that he was not aware the pipe bombs could hurt anyone. Cesar Sayoc was arrested in October after packages were sent to billionaire George Soros, former Vice President Joe Biden, the Clintons, former President Barack Obama, and even the New York City and Atlanta offices of CNN. Read More North Carolina GOP chairman, associates charged with corruption and bribery Alerta de Google: Cesar Sayoc During one of the meetings the commissioner had with Palermo, the defendant urged the official to hire him to replace the deputy commissioner, court records show. Palermo told Causey that Lindberg had offered Palermo “a substantial exit package” to make up for the salary reduction from Eli Global to the commissioner’s office, according to the indictment. Read More Pipe bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc: 'Devices were not ever meant to work ... hurt or harm' - USA TODAY USA TODAY CLOSE "MAGA bomber" Cesar Sayoc sobbed as he pleaded guilty to planting devices targeting numerous newscasters and Trump critics, including Obama and Biden. USA TODAY The Florida man who pleaded guilty last month in federal court to targeting political and media critics of President Donald Trump is now saying he did not intend to hurt anybody by sending 16 crude explosive devices through the mail in 2018. Read More

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