A New York man who discussed an American re-enactment of the New Zealand mosque massacre with white supremacist friends on Facebook was charged Thursday with lying to F.B.I. had been investigating Mr. Bolin, who lives in the Rochester suburb of Greece, N.Y., for possible violations of federal civil rights and firearms laws. It was not clear on Thursday whether Mr. Bolin had made any specific plans for violence. But in Facebook messages he had praised the March 15 mass killing of 50 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, according to the criminal complaint. He also discussed his desire to commit acts of violence in the messages, which were intercepted by law enforcement officials.

Source: New York Times April 04, 2019 21:57 UTC