Date: 01-17-2020

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Case Number: 19cr20551

Judge: Federico A. Moreno

Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (Miami-Dade County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Maria K. Medetis

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Description: Miami, FL - The United States of America charged Eric Lin, 35, of Clarksburg, Maryland, pled guilty to a felony charging him with knowingly and intentionally transmitting a threatening communication in interstate commerce, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 875(c). Lin made repeated on-line threatening communications that targeted Hispanics.

According to the facts admitted at the change of plea hearing, between May 30, 2019, and August 14, 2019, Eric Lin made multiple threatening communications via Facebook to injure and kill a South Florida resident and to kill all Hispanics in Miami and other places. Among the threatening communications that Lin admitted to making included: “I’m coming to Rape and kill you” and “I will stop at Nothing until you, your family, your friends,, your entire WORTHLESS LATIN RACE IS RACIALLY EXTERMINATED!” Lin also admitted that in his messages he discussed mass shootings of Hispanics and the idolization of Adolf Hitler.

Lin faces a maximum statutory term of five years in prison and three years of supervised release, when he is sentenced by Judge Moreno.

U.S. Attorney Fajardo Orshan commended the investigative efforts of the FBI and the City of Miami Police Department.

Charges:

18:875C.F Interstate Transmission of Threatening Communications
(1-3)
18:875C.F Interstate Transmission of Threatening Communications
(4)
18:875C.F Interstate Transmission of Threatening Communications
(5-6)

Outcome: Notice of Presentence Investigation Assignment of Eric Lin to US Probation Officer Jamie Johnson in the Miami Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. U.S. Courthouse and she can be contacted at (305)523-5354 or Jamie_Johnson@flsp.uscourts.gov. (lrn) (Entered: 01/15/2020)

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