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Wisconsin man gets 16½ years in prison for forging threats against Trump in a deportation scheme
Demetric Scott was sentenced to 16½ years for identity theft, witness intimidation, and reckless endangerment in a scheme to deport Ramon Morales Reyes, prosecutors said.
- On Friday, Judge Kristy Yang sentenced Demetric DeShawn Scott, 52-year-old defendant, in Milwaukee County to 16 1/2 years, imposing consecutive terms for identity theft, intimidation, and endangerment.
- Prosecutors say Scott wrote letters and made jail calls to prompt ICE involvement, amplifying the alleged threats via DHS publicity and the White House.
- Investigators matched handwriting and language to Scott, finding Ramon Morales Reyes couldn't have written the letters, and Scott admitted to writing them.
- His attorneys say Morales Reyes was released on $7,500 bond in June and plan to seek cancellation of deportation and a U-visa, which can take years.
- The DHS website still posts Noem's news release with Morales Reyes's photo but now includes a disclaimer saying he is no longer under investigation for threatening Trump while remaining in ICE custody.
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Wisconsin man gets 16½ years in prison for forging threats against Trump in deportation scheme
A Milwaukee County jury in January convicted 52-year-old Demetric DeShawn Scott of felony identity theft, witness intimidation, bail jumping and reckless endangerment.
A judge sentenced on Friday to 16 and a half years in prison a man from Wisconsin who falsified threats against President Donald Trump as part of a plan to get the victim of a robbery case against him deported. In January, a Milwaukee County jury sentenced Demetric DeShawn Scott, 52, for identity theft, witness intimidation, bail breakout and reckless conduct. Judge Kristy Yang sentenced him to one year and six months in prison for identity thef…
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Independent EspañolBy TODD RICHMOND MADISON, Wisconsin, USA (AP) — A judge sentenced a man from Wisconsin on Friday to 16 and a half years in prison who falsified threats against U.S. President Donald Trump as part of a plan to secure the deportation of a Mexican immigrant from whom the man had stolen his bicycle. A Milwaukee County jury convicted 52-year-old Demetric DeShawn Scott in January of serious crimes of identity theft, witness intimidation, violation of …
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