New York man charged with threatening to kill Muslim U.S. lawmaker Ilhan Omar

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) participates in a news conference to call on Congress to cut funding for ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. February 7, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 55-year-old New York man has been arrested and charged with threatening to assault and murder Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar, a Muslim U.S. Congress member from Minnesota, federal prosecutors said.

 

Patrick Carlineo Jr. of Addison, New York, faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday in a statement.

 

According to prosecutors, Carlineo spoke by telephone with one of Omar's staff members on March 21 and asked the employee: "Do you work for the Muslim Brotherhood? Why are you working for her, she's a (expletive) terrorist. I'll put a bullet in her (expletive) skull."

 

The threat was referred to the U.S. Capitol Police, which launched a probe in coordination with the FBI, the Justice Department said.

 

Carlineo sounded angry during the phone call but also spelled his name for the staff member and provided contact details, according to an affidavit by an FBI special agent.

 

Interviewed at his home by investigators, Carlineo "stated that he was a patriot, that he loves the President, and that he hates radical Muslims in our government," the affidavit said.

 

Carlineo made an initial court appearance on Friday and is being held pending a detention hearing on April 10.

 

Representatives of Omar, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee who was elected in November as one of the two first Muslim women to win seats in Congress, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

 

In February, Omar apologized "unequivocally" after Republicans and Democrats condemned comments she made about the pro-Israel lobby in the United States as using anti-Semitic stereotypes. President Donald Trump said her apology was inadequate and she should be "ashamed of herself."

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2019-04-07

 

Man that poor guy has the trump delusion syndrome bad hope he gets some jail time that behavior is totally unacceptable 

35 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Carlineo sounded angry during the phone call but also spelled his name for the staff member and provided contact details, according to an affidavit by an FBI special agent.

So, intolerant and stupid. 

 

Quelle surprise 

Edited April 7, 20197 yr by Bluespunk

28 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Carlineo sounded angry during the phone call but also spelled his name for the staff member and provided contact details, according to an affidavit by an FBI special agent.

That is what US Republicans call a "gotcha question."

 

Idiocy beyond belief.

For those who wonder "who would vote for such a guy?" well, here's your answer.  We're living in a time when the possibility of the Earth being flat is up for discussion again.

MAGA!

 

 

Edited April 7, 20197 yr by bendejo

Happy that you guys have finally got something real to gloat about.

Not happy that you think it is ok to have anti-Semites on your team, but I will not blame all of you for the few idiots.

hopefully minnesota dems will find a replacement not antisemitic.

 

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roobaa01

44 minutes ago, DoctorG said:

Happy that you guys have finally got something real to gloat about.

Not happy that you think it is ok to have anti-Semites on your team, but I will not blame all of you for the few idiots.

Who are "you guys" and how could this be something to gloat about?

I'd have thought all of our representatives would have received a similar threat at one time or another. 535 members divided into 325 million people. If one in a million is crazy that's 325 likely stalkers.

2 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Interviewed at his home by investigators, Carlineo "stated that he was a patriot, that he loves the President, and that he hates radical Muslims in our government," the affidavit said.

Sounds like he just can't let go of what happen in the past,being from NY and together with what he said!

Edited April 7, 20197 yr by riclag

1 minute ago, riclag said:

Sounds like he just can't let go of what happen in the past,being from NY!

Sounds like he's a complete idiot, plain and simple.

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52 minutes ago, Becker said:

Who are "you guys" and how could this be something to gloat about?

Where's the gloating? 

1 hour ago, blazes said:

Where's the gloating? 

Exactly.

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Edited April 7, 20197 yr by metisdead

Interesting US statistics:

https://qz.com/1578862/arrests-for-death-threats-against-us-politicians-rose-in-2018/

11 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

Interesting US statistics:

https://qz.com/1578862/arrests-for-death-threats-against-us-politicians-rose-in-2018/

Snipped out the big graphics from reply just to save space.  Nice link, provides balance and context that the crazies are spread among the political tribes.  Didn't know Eric Cantor had his office window shot out!  Single shot, bolt action rifle I take it.  ????

 

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Republican congressman Eric Cantor also got death threats at the time for his opposition to Obamacare and a window was shot out at his office in Richmond, Virginia.

 

9 hours ago, roobaa01 said:

hopefully minnesota dems will find a replacement not antisemitic.

 

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roobaa01

All she said was Jewish pro-Israel groups lobby and give donations to US politicians in the Senate and the House. For some reason that is antisemitic. Not sure why, but stating the facts are now under attack as well. It's the same when people say Hollywood (film industry) is run by the Jews. It is true, they are of course tremendously talented. Not really sure why people are so offended when they just speak the truth.

18 hours ago, roobaa01 said:

hopefully minnesota dems will find a replacement not antisemitic.

 

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roobaa01

Unfortunately my home state of Minnesota was chosen as the place to take the burden of the Somalian fall out. They don’t integrate very well and refuse to assimilate for the most part. It is one of the few districts in the entire US that Omar can only be a viable candidate because unchecked immigration changed the voting demographics on a massive scale.

 

Just for reference. Minnesota has welcomed a huge amount of Hmong, Ethiopian, Eritrean and Hispanic immigrants in the past. They all blended in but the Somalis have been amongst the most unpleasant people you encounter on a daily basis. That being said Omar doesn’t deserve to be threatened even if the religion she follows would commit me to being stoned to death for being gay. 

 

 

 

 

 

2 hours ago, Cryingdick said:

Unfortunately my home state of Minnesota was chosen as the place to take the burden of the Somalian fall out. They don’t integrate very well and refuse to assimilate for the most part. It is one of the few districts in the entire US that Omar can only be a viable candidate because unchecked immigration changed the voting demographics on a massive scale.

 

Just for reference. Minnesota has welcomed a huge amount of Hmong, Ethiopian, Eritrean and Hispanic immigrants in the past. They all blended in but the Somalis have been amongst the most unpleasant people you encounter on a daily basis. That being said Omar doesn’t deserve to be threatened even if the religion she follows would commit me to being stoned to death for being gay. 

 

 

 

 

 

We normally disagree but I’m on bord with this post and I agree the Muslim generally have problems assimilating

Getting down to basics here: why did he make the phone call?

 

 

20 hours ago, 55Jay said:

Snipped out the big graphics from reply just to save space.  Nice link, provides balance and context that the crazies are spread among the political tribes.  Didn't know Eric Cantor had his office window shot out!  Single shot, bolt action rifle I take it.  ????

 

 

Let's not forget Steve Scalise and his left wing attacker.

 

Words are not quite as bad as bullets, but kudos to the PoPo for catching this loon.

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