Self-Proclaimed 'Sandwich Nazi' Busted by His Ex-Employees as Capitol Rioter

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The FBI went looking for a man connected to attacks on Capitol cops, including Officer Brian Sicknick, who later died. A former ‘Sandwich U.’ worker knew just the guy.

Jose Pagliery, Political Investigations Reporter
Published Mar. 31, 2021

Just down the street from West Virginia University in the city of Morgantown, sandwich shop owner George Pierre Tanios had a terrible reputation. Ex-employees say he’d berate employees in public and physically fight customers. Online reviews show he’d even shove Trump propaganda in your face.

So it was no surprise to Cory Denkert, a former employee, when he checked Facebook one day and saw a selfie Tanios took during the insurrection on Jan. 6—one that law enforcement later determined was taken at the U.S. Capitol Building. It matched an FBI flyer of Photograph #254, a MAGA hat-wearing bearded guy wanted for assaulting a federal officer, including one Capitol Police officer who died. Tanios was even wearing a hoodie with his shop’s name emblazoned on the chest, “Sandwich U.”

“I was laughing,” Denkert told The Daily Beast. “This is exactly what George would do. He’s always been angry, trying to start fights with people. It doesn't matter how wrong he is, he's going to be outspoken, in somebody's face, trying to start something.”

Denkert sent Tanios’ selfie to the FBI with a curt message: Hey, I know this guy. This is George Pierre Tanios. It was taken off of his Facebook.

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/self-proclaimed-sandwich-nazi-george-pierre-tanios-busted-by-his-ex-employees-as-capitol-rioter

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This guy sounds like he was a real charmer. My favorite quote from his ex-business partner:

“I’m surprised it took this long for him to do something stupid”

[marble falls]

1. By godfrey, a sterling fellow, to be sure.

[MyOwnPeace]

2. "I don't know......

he seemed like a nice guy to me" - said NO ONE!

[Aristus]

3. "I'm surprised it took this long for him to do something stupid".

Stupid is much easier to spot in Washington D.C. than in West Virginia, where it is likely just background radiation.

[calimary]

19. "... just background radiation"!!!!!

OMG!

That’s a GOOD one!

[UpInArms]

4. From the article

Three months later, prosecutors say, he stormed the Capitol. Last week, U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi ordered Tanios to remain behind bars pending his trial. In court, prosecutors said the FBI had received a tip that his mother allegedly planned to find a way to get him to his family’s native country of Lebanon. It was an accusation Maguy Tanios later denied, saying: “Who tell you that?... This is my country. God bless the United States... We are American.”

This guy is a terrible human.

[Grins]

14. Lebanon???? Is he a secret "Mooselim?" NM

[lagomorph777]

5. The coldest cut of all: Betrayed by his own employees.

Lettuce celebrate - he's in a pickle, and mayo thousands in lawyer fees.

[usajumpedtheshark]

16. Also fun to see ex girl/boy friends turning in people

That guy butter keep both hands on his buns

[lagomorph777]

20. I think he's toast.

He never thought the law would ketchup with him.

[FailureToCommunicate]

18. (Sandwich guy turned in by employees) "The coldest cut of all"

Good one!

[calimary]

21. Excellent!!!

[lagomorph777]

23. Was he badly bread, or badly raised?

I dough know. We knead the judge to accept no baloney.

No matter how you slice it, he's on the chopping block.

[calimary]

24. Well, at yeast we know the truth.

[WinstonSmith4740]

6. How do people like this stay in business?

Locals tend to be the lifeblood of businesses like this...how do you spend years mistreating customers and employees and remain open? And how could someone work for him for 5 years?

[miyazaki]

25. Because most people just bend over and take it. This phenomenon

might be coming to an end as it seems we've reached a flashpoint.

[Wednesdays]

7. Wonder how long he'll last

when he "tries to start something" in prison.

[Aviation Pro]

10. He'll last one Bulger

That's my guess.

[Botany]

8. George Pierre Tanios, smart he is not.

from the link.

"Tanios was even wearing a hoodie with his shop’s name emblazoned on the chest, Sandwich U."

[Aviation Pro]

9. Quite the Shitbag, this one.

Have fun in prison, fuckturd.

[Ilsa]

11. Ex-business partner: this isn't the 1st time Tanios did something stupid.

It's the first time he's been caught and being held accountable for his hatefulness.

[dalton99a]

12. "The most hated man in Morgantown"

“He’s an embarrassment, to fellow hard-working, God-fearing, humble citizens of Morgantown and fellow Trump supporters,” Dufalla added. “I can’t imagine how many of his former employees and fraternities are enjoying his apparent downfall right now. He was easily the most hated man in Morgantown.”

The FBI special agent asked both of them to keep quiet, concerned that Tanios would run if he discovered the FBI was onto him. The Bureau was about to connect Tanios with the attack on Officer Brian Sicknick, the only cop who collapsed and died after fighting insurrectionists. A few days later, on Sunday, March 14, FBI agents from Washington and Pittsburgh teamed up to arrest Tanios at his West Virginia home.

Former employees at Sandwich University were ecstatic. The Daily Beast spoke to four people who all said they were forced to endure years of abuse by their boss. Tanios once used a bullhorn to scream at employees, said Denkert. He fired people on the spot without apparent reason, and frequently threatened to mace rowdy customers in the face, said another, Daniel Dentzler.

“This has really been a long time coming for him,” Denkert said. “He's always treated people badly, and he's always acted like he's gonna get away with something. He thought he was untouchable.”

[bucolic_frolic]

13. I thought the term "Nazi" was buried in the 1960s

But it's rebounded.

[usajumpedtheshark]

17. Soup Nazi skit brought it back

[csziggy]

27. It came back with the internet which is why Godwin's Law ruled for a while

Godwin's law, short for Godwin's law (or rule) of Nazi analogies,[1][2] is an Internet adage asserting that "as an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler becomes more likely.[2][3] That is, if an online discussion (regardless of topic or scope) goes on long enough, sooner or later someone will compare someone or something to Adolf Hitler or his deeds, the point at which usually dampens discussion.

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In December 2015, Godwin commented on the Nazi and fascist comparisons being made by several articles about Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, saying: "If you're thoughtful about it and show some real awareness of history, go ahead and refer to Hitler when you talk about Trump, or any other politician."[12] In August 2017, Godwin made similar remarks on social networking websites Facebook and Twitter with respect to the two previous days' Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, endorsing and encouraging comparisons of its alt-right organizers to Nazis.

In June 2018, Godwin wrote an opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times denying the need to update or amend the rule, and rejected the idea that whoever invokes Godwin's Law has lost the argument, and argues that appropriate application of the rule "should function less as a conversation ender and more as a conversation starter."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law

[BobTheSubgenius]

15. All due respect, I don't entirely agree with the ex-partner.

First, to characterize his offence(s) as "stupid" is falling way short of the mark. Sedition is almost as serious a crime as you can find. "Stupid" is taking a selfie of you committing it, then posting it where it is sure to be found.

Second, it's more a matter of surprise that it took him this long to get caught. I'm sure he's done many stupid things during his illustrious-sounding MAGA career, this being the jewel in the crown.

[ThatJustHappened]

22. bona fide assholes

what's really amazing is that the FBI has received 250,000 tips
regarding roughly 1000 violent offenders at the capitol
how big of an asshole do you have to be to have 250 turn you in ?

the reason MAGAts support(ed) Trump so much
is because they identify with him so much
because they are all malignant narcissists
just like Trump
i.e., assholes

same with every GOP politician
and all their constituents

all the CoVid/Mask/Vaxx/Science deniers
all the antebellum confederates
all the Nazi sympathizers
all the Nazis


this isn't rocket science
to a person they are evil, regressive (xtian) assholes

[Staph]

26. On behalf of my fellow West Virginians,

let me proudly proclaim that this a-hole is NOT a West Virginian. He is a native of New Jersey, who came to West Virginia a decade or so ago, to try to make money off drunk and hungry college students.

West Virginia University has a long history of students from New Jersey, as our out-of-state tuition is generally cheaper than in-state tuition in New Jersey. Though Tanios was never a student at WVU, perhaps he felt he could connect with the multitudes of New Jerseyans ... New Jerseyites ... people from New Jersey.