Man Arrested for Threatening to Kill FCC Chairman Ajit Pai
Jun. 30, 2018FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is despised by many liberals and believers of the real “Internet Freedom” but one of his critics has gone as far asthreatening the commissioner’s and his family’s life. A Norwalk, California-based man has now beenarrested for threatening Pai over emailsafter the vote for therepeal of net neutrality was initiatedin the USA last December.
The mansent three emailsto Pai’s official ID, of which the second was used to threaten Pai. Thefirstof the three messagesaccused Pai of having his hands stainedwith the blood of two teenagers who allegedly committed suicide due to the vote against net neutrality. Thesecond was an outright threat to Pai and his family, and even contained a list of Pai’s three different abodes. Thelast message has two different pictures, one of Pai alone and the other of Pai along with his family.
The man’s whereabouts weretracked by the FBIwhich also reported that the man admitted to having sent these emails. He also acknowledged that he used the email address “Stubblemanliness@gmail.com” and chose the pseudonym to make himself appear tougher. FBI’s report also claims that the man wanted to terrify Pai as he wasagitated by Pai’s decision to repeal the net neutralityregulations from the Obama era.
The US Department of Justice hascharged the man of threatening to murder an active office-holderin the US government and for trying to interfere with the official’s duties as well as threatening the official for performing their duty. This could earn the man a maximum of 10 years in the prison.
