Pentagon cyber contractor charged for allegedly threatening to kill member of Congress
A Department of Defense cybersecurity contractor has been charged with threatening to kill a member of Congress over a bill that would require children in public schools to receive vaccinations, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court earlier this month. Darryl Albert Varnum allegedly left a voicemail at the office of the member of Congress on June 26 saying he would “f—ing come down and kill your f—ing ass” if “you do that bill,” according to an affidavit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. He is charged with threatening an official. Minutes after the phone call, on his Facebook page, Varnum allegedly posted about a bill, The Vaccinate All Children Act of 2019, introduced in May in the U.S. House of Representatives. The sponsor of the vaccination bill is Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., who also is the subject of the threat, according to The Daily Beast. The affidavit did not […]
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