Man charged with antisemitic threats to Miami Beach Holocaust memorial
A man has been indicted in South Florida for allegedly mailing letters threatening violence against Jewish people, according to federal prosecutors. The recipients included leaders of Jewish organizations and two people under U.S. Secret Service protection.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida announced the indictment against Brian Charles, 58, on Monday. Prosecutors allege he mailed the letters in July while staying in the Charlotte, North Carolina, area.
The letters were addressed to officers and executives of the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, the American Jewish Committee’s Palm Beach office and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
All of the letters were sent to addresses in South Florida, including those mailed to the two people protected by the Secret Service. Prosecutors did not name those two recipients.
Court records say the letters contained identical antisemitic messages, including a graphic image and threats of violence against Jewish people.
The suspect was arrested and made his first court appearance before a federal magistrate judge in western North Carolina. A court ordered him detained after he was brought to South Florida.
He faces up to five years in federal prison if convicted of mailing threatening communications. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating the case with assistance from the Secret Service.
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