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Snarkoleptic

(5,997 posts)
6. Florida had a similar kooky bomb plot.
Fri Apr 21, 2017, 07:39 AM
Apr 2017

I didn't see any reporting that he was blaming it on Muslims, but Faux Newz and the other conclusion-jumpers would have gone there regardless of the facts.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-target-bombs-idUSKBN15W1G3

A Flori
da man has been charged with plotting to plant bombs in at least 10 Target Corp stores and then profit when the blasts caused the company's stock price to fall, federal prosecutors have said.

Charles Barnett, 48, of Ocala, had asked a law enforcement informant to put the homemade bombs on the shelves of Target stores from Florida to New York state, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida said in a statement on Thursday.

"Barnett theorized that the company’s stock value would plunge after the explosions, allowing him to cheaply acquire shares of Target stock before an eventual rebound in prices," the statement said.

A criminal complaint said the bombs were disguised in packages for pasta, stuffing mix and breakfast bars and delivered to the informant on Feb. 9. Barnett also gave the informant gloves, a mask and a license plate cover to conceal his identity from police.

The informant, a convicted burglar on probation, turned the bombs in to authorities on Monday, the complaint said. A search of Barnett's house by federal agents turned up bomb parts.
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