Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., mentioned in an announcement that the Margate Police Division knowledgeable him a couple of potential plot to kill him.
The congressman, who received re-election this week, mentioned authorities knowledgeable him of the information a day forward of the election.
“The day earlier than the election, I used to be notified by the Margate Police Division, situated in my Congressional District, a couple of potential plot on my life. The person in query was arrested not removed from my house; he’s a former felon who was in possession of a rifle, a suppressor, and physique armor,” Moskowitz mentioned within the assertion.
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Rep. Jared Moskowitz speaks throughout a press convention held to deal with MAGA Republicans’ resolution to prioritize the impeachment of President Joe Biden over different home points in the US on Dec. 13, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Jemal Countess/Getty Photos for Congressional Integrity Mission)
“Discovered with him was a manifesto that, amongst different issues, included antisemitic rhetoric and solely my identify on the ‘goal’ record. There are various different particulars that I cannot disclose as I don’t need to intervene with an ongoing investigation,” the lawmaker famous.
“That is outrageous,” Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., tweeted in response to Moskowitz’s assertion in regards to the potential plot. “No one ought to harm Jared!”
Fox Information Digital reached out to the Margate Police Division relating to the potential homicide plot towards Moskowitz, and Maj. Alain Banatte offered a press launch that discusses the arrest of 41-year-old John Lapinski.
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Rep. Jared Moskowitz, a Democrat from Florida, throughout a listening to with the total job drive on the assassination try of former President Donald J. Trump in Butler, Penn, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 26, 2024. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photos)
“On November 2, 2024, the Margate Police Division carried out an investigation that resulted within the arrest of John Lapinski, DOB 07/23/83, a resident of Margate, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and different firearms associated fees,” the discharge famous.Â
“Through the investigation, our detectives situated a number of firearms and proof that indicated he might have been planning some kind of felony act,” the press launch continued. “The Margate Police Division contacted the Broward Sheriff’s Workplace (BSO), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to help with the investigation.
“Since this investigation continues to be energetic and ongoing the Margate Police Division is not going to be offering additional remark. The ATF is presently the lead company for this investigation,” the press launch concluded.
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Rep. Jared Moskowitz, a Democrat from Florida, throughout a Home Oversight and Accountability Committee listening to in Washington, D.C., on Monday, July 22, 2024. (Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photos)
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Moskowitz congratulated Susie Wiles in response to the information that President-elect Donald Trump had picked her as his chief of workers.Â
“Congrats to @susie57!” he tweeted. “I labored with Susie within the DeSantis Administration. She is sensible, robust, strategic. She is going to serve the nation properly.”
