Florida college students were recently threatened to vote by members of the Proud Boys, a hate group known to support Donald Trump. Florida, Alachua County officials were made aware of the emails on Tuesday morning. In one of the emails, the sender told a voter to “vote for Trump on Election Day or we will come after you,” according to a copy obtained by the Miami Herald. “Change your party affiliation to Republican to let us know you received our message and will comply,” the email said. “We will know which candidate you voted for. I would take it seriously if I were you.”
The email shows a sender with the address, info@officialproudboys.com.
CBS News and Vice News have each reported that the source code embedded in seven emails shows the message originated from IP addresses linked to servers in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Estonia.
Proud Boys Chairman Henry “Enrique” Tarrio Jr. said the email was “spoofed” and that he notified the FBI and Barton to tell them the group was not behind the emails.
The email shows a sender with the address, info@officialproudboys.com.
CBS News and Vice News have each reported that the source code embedded in seven emails shows the message originated from IP addresses linked to servers in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Estonia.
Proud Boys Chairman Henry “Enrique” Tarrio Jr. said the email was “spoofed” and that he notified the FBI and Barton to tell them the group was not behind the emails.