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Feds charge individuals accused of threatening ICE deportation officer and spouse on Instagram
The two men face federal charges for posting threats and personal information online, highlighting concerns about law enforcement safety, officials said.
- On September 23, 2025, a federal grand jury in Georgia charged Frank Andrew Waszut and Anthony Patrick Noto with threatening an ICE deportation officer and his wife in the Northern District of Georgia.
- Social‑media activity from the suspects prompted charges after Waszut allegedly posted an Instagram video identifying the officer and Noto commented under the officer's wife’s photo referencing an 'A‑R' as a target.
- Federal authorities say Noto has been taken into federal custody and arraigned, the FBI is investigating, and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Brent Alan Gray and Eric White are prosecuting.
- U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg condemned the threats and vowed to prosecute those targeting federal agents in North Georgia, while officials reminded the public that indictments contain only charges and the defendants are presumed innocent.
- The case involves livestreamed threats and posted addresses; Waszut is in Texas law enforcement custody on terroristic-threats charges, while related arrests span Texas, Ohio, New York, and Northern District of Georgia.
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Feds charge ‘keyboard warriors’ who threatened ICE deportation officer and wife on Instagram
Federal prosecutors charged Frank Andrew Waszut and Anthony Patrick Noto with making threats against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation officer's family.
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Social Media Provocateurs Charged with Threatening to Harm Federal Agent and His Wife
A federal grand jury has charged two out-of-state men with knowingly transmitting threats to injure a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportation officer and his wife. “Federal agents deserve to perform their duties free of harassment from keyboard warriors and other agitators,” said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. “Threatening […] The post Social Media Provocateurs Charged with Threateni…
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