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ck4829

(35,077 posts)
Fri Apr 5, 2019, 06:42 AM Apr 2019

FBI appears to have started investigation of right wing con artist Jacob Wohl

The FBI appears to have an active criminal probe into hoaxer Jacob Wohl‘s private intel agency Surefire Intelligence.

The Young Turks journalist Ken Klippenstein recently filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for documents pertaining to Surefire Intelligence. The FBI, however, declined to provide those records, and the excuse used by the law enforcement agency to justify their denial suggests a criminal probe is currently underway.

(And) there could be an issue in the State of Minnesota. In February, Wohl traveled to Minneapolis in a bid to stir up outrage against Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar over a conspiracy regarding her marriage. In the process of this attempt, Wohl also allegedly faked death threats against himself and then submitted them to police, according to reporter Will Sommer.

Journalist Jared Holt seemingly confirmed that at least some law enforcement agency in Minnesota is interested in Wohl in a quote tweet referencing Klippenstein’s FOIA denial letter.

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/the-fbi-appears-to-have-an-active-criminal-investigation-into-jacob-wohls-surefire-intelligence/

It's weird that the fake death threat isn't getting quite the same coverage as Jussie Smollett, I wonder white the difference is.

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FBI appears to have started investigation of right wing con artist Jacob Wohl (Original Post) ck4829 Apr 2019 OP
Wohl deserves this 'attention'. empedocles Apr 2019 #1
Jussie Smollett is a celebrity. C-list, but still. Jacob Wohl is a failed scammer and con-man. DetlefK Apr 2019 #2
And I would say that makes it even weirder because Wohl is kind of a C-list pundit ck4829 Apr 2019 #4
Not weird re THIS malaise Apr 2019 #3
iokiyaawmr nt DirtEdonE Apr 2019 #5
Jussie Smollett Roy Rolling Apr 2019 #11
"I wonder white the difference is." John Fante Apr 2019 #6
when the 1st amendment was written the founders assumed that azzes like wohl rampartc Apr 2019 #7
Wohl probably would've sided with the British 47of74 Apr 2019 #9
Wonder white the difference is? They had a black out. marble falls Apr 2019 #8
A GQ article about it/him Maraya1969 Apr 2019 #10
Just curious but how long does it take? Downtown Hound Apr 2019 #12

ck4829

(35,077 posts)
4. And I would say that makes it even weirder because Wohl is kind of a C-list pundit
Fri Apr 5, 2019, 07:05 AM
Apr 2019
His father does appear on Fox News from time to time, Jacob has taken a selfie with Donald and he has been retweeted by him a couple times as well.

malaise

(269,049 posts)
3. Not weird re THIS
Fri Apr 5, 2019, 07:04 AM
Apr 2019

It's weird that the fake death threat isn't getting quite the same coverage as Jussie Smollett, I wonder white the difference is.

He's a white male ReTHUG

Roy Rolling

(6,917 posts)
11. Jussie Smollett
Fri Apr 5, 2019, 09:16 AM
Apr 2019

Am I missing something? He was not prosecuted with a conditional expungement. Just saying. And I agree with Smollett's outcome as effective justice, all things considered.

Reporting a fake assault is a small-time crime and often disposed of without jail time. Only Jessie's celebrity--which he also relied upon---made the crime seem bigger.

So justice was color blind in the Smollett case, and makes it a poor example of racism here. Notwithstanding the issue that Wohl may be a racist asshole.

rampartc

(5,409 posts)
7. when the 1st amendment was written the founders assumed that azzes like wohl
Fri Apr 5, 2019, 07:45 AM
Apr 2019

would be eliminated in duels before they could do much harm.

Maraya1969

(22,482 posts)
10. A GQ article about it/him
Fri Apr 5, 2019, 08:00 AM
Apr 2019
https://www.gq.com/story/jacob-wohl-goofus-redux

When we last checked in on Jacob Wohl, the longtime Trump-tweet-reply king was in the midst of fucking up a harebrained scheme to frame Robert Mueller for sexual misconduct in pretty much every way imaginable. Now, several months removed from that hilarious failure and flush with a fresh infusion of walking-around cash from God knows where, the teenage hedge-fund fraudster turned professional Islamophobe has embarked on a new and exciting grift: making poorly produced Internet pseudo-documentaries about Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar. (Out of respect for your time and intelligence, dear reader, I do not include a link.)

The final product leans heavily on dramatic footage of Wohl and fellow MAGA celebrity Laura Loomer doing things like knocking on the front door of Omar's home—and then, when no one answers, reacting as if her absence constitutes irrefutable evidence of a diabolical plot to transform the Great Lakes region into a shadow sharia caliphate. The most notable thing about a sequence in which they express shock at visible signs of Somali culture inside a prominent Somali mall, honestly, is the patience everyone else in said mall extends to these leering doofuses who insist on filming strangers' shopping trips.





Tony Webster

@webster
· Mar 13, 2019
Replying to @webster
Here's everything said about Ilhan Omar by interviewees in right wing video that aimed to end her career:
—I don't know much about her
—I met her twice
—She's held events
—She's had lots of coverage
—She's OK
—She goes too fast, has to slow down
—Marriage allegation just a rumor








Downtown Hound

(12,618 posts)
12. Just curious but how long does it take?
Fri Apr 5, 2019, 11:11 AM
Apr 2019

This clown's antics have been well known for awhile now and so far he's escaped any consequences. Jussie Smollet got arrested much faster. I wonder why.

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