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Case 0:19-cr-60056-RAR Document 18 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/21/2019 Page 1 of 6 FILED dh/- DD D.c Feb 21,2019 UN ITED STATES DISTR ICT CO URT SO UTHERN DISTRICT O F FLO RIDA INGELAE.NOBLE ' tCERKù.s.olsr cT, ' s.D.oFFL.
A.-Fr.LAUD, 19-60056-C R-SCO LA/H UNT CASF NO.
18U.S.C.j875(c) 18U.S.C.j2261A UNITED STATES O F AM ERIC A V:.
BR AND O N M ICH AEL FLEUR Y,
D efendant.
/ INDICTM ENT The Grand Jury chargesthat:
GENERAL W LLEGATIONS
D uring a11tim esrelevantto thislndictm ent:
Defendant Brandon M ichael FLEURY lived in the state of California. The Defendantcontrolled and used multiple accountsthzough the interactive computerservice and eledronic comm unication scrvice of Instagram , lnc. w ith usernam es that included S'nikolas.killed.your.sister,'' 'sthe,douglas,shooters'' 'sangic.and.lola,'' Sibullseyetauntsyou.
%'nik-taunts ,'' tsteddykillspeople,'' '' û%tedtheabductor,'' ddnikolasthem urderer,'' , dibullseyeteaseshisvictim s,''dsnikolas.the.murderer,''and S'bullseye,taunts.and.teases.'' lnstagram, Inc. ('Clnstagranf') operated an interactive computer service and electronic com m unication service acccssible to users al1ovcr the world through m obile phones and electronicdevicesusingthe lnternet. Usersofthe service established lnstagram accountsand chosetheirown unique usem am eto associate with thtiraccount. Instagram allow ed its usersto
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Case 0:19-cr-60056-RAR Document 18 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/21/2019 Page 2 of 6 createtheirownprofilepages,postphotos,postcommentson otherusers'photos,and senddirect m essagesto other lnstagram users. One Instagram usercould iim ention''anothcr lnstagram user in amessage,comment,orpostbytypingthe$$@ ''symbolfollowcd immediately bytheother user's Instagrnm usernam e. W hen onc userStmentioned''another,the 'dm entioned''userwould receiveanotifkation,which displayed thecontentofthecommentorpost.
On February 14,2018,gunm an N ikolas Cruz fatally shot seventeen people at MarjoryStonemanDouglasHighSchool,inParkland,FloridaCtheMSD shooting''). Victim 1 wasa survivorofthe M SD shooting and lived in the Southern Districtof Florida. Victim 1'ssisterwasoneoftheseventten people killed intheM SD shooting. Victim 1had an lnstagram accountusing Instagram U sernam e 1.
Victim 2 wasaslzrvivoroftheM SD shooting and lived inthe Southem Districtof Florida, Victim 2's best friend w as one of the seventeen people killcd in the M SD shooting. Victim 2 had an Instagram accountusing lnstagram U sernam e 2.
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V ictim 3 lived in the Southem DistrictofFlorida. V ictim 3's son w asone ofthe seventeen peoplekilled in theM SD shooting. Victim 3 had anInstagram accountusing Instagram U sem am e 3, CO UNT I The General Allegations section of this Indictment is re-alleged and fully incorporated herein by reference.
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On or aboutDecem ber25,2018,in Broward County,in the Southem Districtof Florida,and elsewhere,the defendant, BR AN DO N M ICH AEL FLEURY ,
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Case 0:19-cr-60056-RAR Document 18 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/21/2019 Page 3 of 6 did know ingly and w illfully, that is, with the intent to comm unicate a true threat and with knowledge that it would be viewed as a true threat. transmit in interstate com merce a communication, specifically an Instagram post made using an account with username ikteddykitlspeople,''containingathrtattokidnapanotherpersonandinjurtthcpersonofanother, thatisVictims1,2,and3,inviolationofTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section875(c).
CO UNT Z
Paragraphs 1-4 ofthe GeneralAllegations section ofthis Indictm entis re-alleged and fully incorporated herein by reference.
10, From in or about December 2018,through on or aboutJanuary 11,2019,in Broward County,in the Southem Districtot-Florida,and elsewhere,the dcfendant BR ANDON M ICH AEL FLEURY , did,with the intentto harass and intimidate,use an interactive com puter service and electronic comm unication service and any otherfacility ofinterstate and foreign com m erce to engage in a course of conductthat caused,attem pted to cause,and would be reasonably expected to cause substantialem otionaldistressto V ictim 1,in violation of Title l8,United States Code, Section 2261A(2)(B).
CO UNT 3
Paragraphs 1-3 and 5 of the GeneralAllegations section of this lndictm entis realleged and fully incom orated herein by reference. From in or about December 2018, lhrough on or about January 1l, 2019, in Broward County,in the Southern D istrictofFlorida,and elsewhere,the defendant, BR AN DO N M ICH AEL FLEURY,
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Case 0:19-cr-60056-RAR Document 18 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/21/2019 Page 4 of 6 did,with the intentto harassand intim idate,use an interactive computer service and electronic com munication service and any othcrfacility of interstate and foreign com m erce to engage in a course of conductthat caused,attem pted to causc,and would be reasonably expected to cause substantialem otionaldistress to Victim 2,in violation ofTitle 18,United States Code,Section 2261A(2)(B), C O UNT 4 13.
Paragraphs 1-3 and 6 of the GeneralAllegations section of this lndictm entisrealleged and fully incorporated herein by reference.
From in or about Decem ber 2018, through on or about January 11, 2019, in Broward County,in the Southem DistrictofFlorida,and elsewhere,the defendant, BR ANDO N M ICH AEL FLEURY, did,with the intentto harass and intim idate,use an interactive com puter service and clectronic cornm unication service and any other facility of interstate and foreign com m erce to engage in a course of conductthat caused,attem pted to cause,and would be rcasonably cxpected to cause substantialem otionaldistress to V ictim 3,in violation ofTitle 18,United States Code,Section 2261A(2)(B).
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Case 0:19-cr-60056-RAR Document 18 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/21/2019 Page 5 of 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLO RIDA PNITED STATES O F AM ERICA CASE N O .
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CERTIFICATE OF TRIAL ATTORNEY : BR ANDON M ICH AEL FLEIJRY, Defendant.
Superseding Caselnform ation:
/ New Defendantts) CourtDivision:(SelectOne) M iami FTL X Key W est W PB Ycs No NumberofNew Defendants Totalnumberofcounts FTP I dohereby cee rtca ifyre tf ha tl :
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Ihav ul yconsideredtheallegationsoftheindictmenkthenumberofdefendants,thenumberofprobable witnessesandthelega!complexitiesoftheIndictment/lnform ationattachedhereto' 2, lam awaretlattheinformationsupplied onthisstatementwillbereliedupon by the JudgesofthisCourtin settingtheircalendarsandschedulingcriminaltrialsunderthemandateoftheSpcedyTrialAct,Title28U.S.C. Section 316l.
Intemreter:
(YesorNo) No Listlanguageand/ordialect Thiscasewilltake 1-5 daysforthcpartiestotry.
Pleasecheckappropriatecategoryandtypeofoffenselistedbelow: (Checkonlyune) l 11 lIl IV 9 6.
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1l to 20days Felony 2l to 60days 61daysandover HastbiscasebeenpreviouslytiledinthisDistrictCourt? NO X (YesorNo) CaseNo.
(Atlach copyofdisposltivcorder) Ycs (vesorNo) Flasacomplaintbeenfiledinthismattcr? Ifyes:
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Related M iscellaneousnumbers:
I9-M J-6026-Snow Defendantts)infederalcustodyasof Defendantls)instatecustodyasof Rule20 from theDistrictof lsthisapotentialdeathpenalty case? NO (YesorNo) Doesthiscase originatefrom amatterpending intheNorthernRegion oftheU.S.Attorney'sOfficepriorto October l4,2002?
Yes X No 2.
Doesthiscase originate from a matterpending in theCentralRegion ofthe U.S.Attorney'sOf5cepriorto September 1,20077 Yes X No ARED M .STRAUSS ASSISTANT LINITED STATES ATTO RNEY FloridaBarN o./courtNo.A5501264 PenaltySheetts)attached REV4/8/08
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Case 0:19-cr-60056-RAR Document 18 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/21/2019 Page 6 of 6 UN ITED STATES D ISTRICT CO URT SO UTH ERN DISTRIC T O F FLO RID A PENA LTY SHEET D efendant'sNam e:BR AN DO N M ICH AEL FLEUR Y CaseN o:
Count lnterstateThreats lnviolation ofTitle 18.United StatesCode,Section 875(c) *M ax.Penalty: Five(5)years'imprisonment;$250,000 fine,andthree(3)years'supervised release. Counts #:2-4 Cyberstalking ln violationofTitle l8,United StatesCode.Section 2261A(2)(B) RMax.Penalty: Five(5)years'imprisonment;$250,000fine,andthree(3)years'supervisedrelease. Count *M ax.Penalty:
Count *M ax.Penalty:
wRefers nnly to possible term of incarceration, does not include possible fines, restitution, special assessments, parole terms nr forfeitures that may be applicable.
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