Florida man to serve 18 months for threatening Michigan Muslims
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A 73-year-old man from Florida will serve 18 months in prison for sending death threats to the Michigan chapter of the (CAIR).
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan, court documents say Michael Shapiro, of West Palm Beach, Florida, placed three separate calls to CAIR's office in Canton, MI, and left voicemails saying the following:
'I'm going to kill you b*****s. I'm going to kill you b*****s.' — sent Dec. 8, 2023
'I'm going to kill you mother f*****g b*****s. Muslims! I'm going to kill you mother f*****s. I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill you!' — sent Dec 14, 2023
'You're a violent people. Why do you come to America? Why do you come to Europe? Mother f*****s. You're violent. You're killers. You're rapists. I'm going to kill you mother f*****s!' — sent Dec. 15, 2023
Shapiro pleaded guilty on Dec. 3, 2024, admitting that he intentionally targeted CAIR due to the actual and perceived religion and national origin of the people who work at and are assisted by CAIR.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Canton Police Department.
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