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Maine man arrested for threatening posts against Jews, politicians

An FBI investigation found numerous posts across social media that “contained threats to Jews, political figures, the Supreme Court and others.”

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Thadius Wind of Eddington, Maine, was arrested on Tuesday and charged by criminal complaint after making threatening online posts about Jews, politicians, judges and others, the Justice Department announced.

Wind was charged with transmitting an interstate threat after an FBI investigation found he made numerous posts across social media that “contained threats to Jews, political figures, the Supreme Court and others.”

Meta, Facebook’s parent company, sent information to the FBI in 2024 about a Facebook user who had discussed committing violence against police and military personnel.

The FBI also received numerous online tips about threatening statements made on X, formerly Twitter. After further investigation, the bureau obtained and executed a search warrant relating to the account in November 2024 and traced it back to Wind.

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