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TexasTowelie

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Wed Apr 3, 2019, 02:22 AM Apr 2019

Florida man says pipe bombs weren't meant to hurt anybody

NEW YORK — A Florida man who pleaded guilty to sending pipe bombs to CNN and prominent critics of President Donald Trump says he thinks he was misunderstood at his guilty plea.

Cesar Sayoc said in a letter to a judge that was made public Tuesday that it was never his intent to harm anyone.

U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff asked prosecutors and defense lawyers whether Sayoc’s comments in his March 23 letter will impact a guilty plea he entered two weeks ago regarding the fall mailings. In an order, Rakoff gave lawyers a week to comment.

During the plea proceeding, Rakoff asked Sayoc if he knew the devices would hurt anyone.

Read more: https://www.providencejournal.com/zz/news/20190402/florida-man-says-pipe-bombs-werent-meant-to-hurt-anybody/1

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Florida man says pipe bombs weren't meant to hurt anybody (Original Post) TexasTowelie Apr 2019 OP
"Oh, well that's all right then. You are free to go, sir. Aristus Apr 2019 #1
I hope that he isn't a Scoutmaster TexasTowelie Apr 2019 #2
That infamous Florida man. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2019 #3

Aristus

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1. "Oh, well that's all right then. You are free to go, sir.
Wed Apr 3, 2019, 07:06 AM
Apr 2019

Please don’t make any pipe bombs in the future that are intended to hurt people”

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