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Washington Post
2 days ago
- Politics
- Washington Post
What to know about Ramón Morales Reyes, a Wisconsin man falsely accused of threatening Trump's life
CHICAGO — A man falsely accused of threatening President Donald Trump's life faces deportation even as Wisconsin authorities say the Mexican immigrant was framed and is a victim of a violent 2023 attack. Ramón Morales Reyes was thrust into the national spotlight last week when Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accused him of writing letters threatening Trump.
South China Morning Post
3 days ago
- General
- South China Morning Post
US man accused of framing another with Trump threat letter to get him deported
A Wisconsin man is facing charges accusing him of forging a letter threatening US President Donald Trump's life in an effort to get another man deported. Prosecutors said in a criminal complaint filed Monday that Demetric D. Scott was behind a letter sent to state and federal officials with the return address and name of Ramón Morales Reyes. Scott was charged Monday with felony witness intimidation, identity theft and two counts of bail jumping. His lawyer, Robert Hampton III, did not immediately return an email from Associated Press seeking comment. Immigration agents arrested Morales Reyes, 54, on May 21 after he dropped his child off at school in Milwaukee. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the arrest, saying he had written a letter threatening to kill Trump and would 'self-deport' to Mexico. The announcement, which also was posted by the White House on its social media accounts, contained an image of the letter as well as a photo of Morales Reyes. But the claim started to unravel as investigators talked to Morales Reyes, who does not speak English fluently, and obtained a handwriting sample from him that was different from the handwriting in the letters, according to court documents.
Washington Post
3 days ago
- Politics
- Washington Post
Man accused of framing other man for deportation by writing letters threatening Trump's life
MILWAUKEE — A Wisconsin man is facing charges accusing him of forging a letter threatening President Donald Trump's life in an effort to get another man deported. Prosecutors said in a criminal complaint filed Monday that Demetric D. Scott was behind a letter sent to state and federal officials with the return address and name of Ramón Morales Reyes.
