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dkf

(37,305 posts)
Fri Aug 30, 2013, 02:32 AM Aug 2013

Horrifying Threats Against Congresswoman Gabbard Tied To Obscure Hare Krishna Sect

On Wednesday, a man named Aniruddha Sherbow was arrested in Mexico for allegedly making threats against Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), a freshman congresswoman who House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has described as a “rising star.”

According to the FBI and U.S. Capitol Police, Sherbow’s arrest was a result of unspecified threats made earlier this month. However, Sherbow has a history with Gabbard that began with their apparent ties to a controversial Hare Krishna sect in Hawaii and most recently peaked with him vowing to cut off her head.

A press release issued by the FBI and Capitol Police said Sherbow was arrested in Tijuana on Wednesday pursuant to a U.S. arrest warrant for the “charge of transmission of threats in interstate commerce. The FBI and Capitol Police said the “alleged threats occurred on August 1 and August 3, 2013 and were deemed credible.”

According to a story by the news website Hawaii Reporter earlier this month, Sherbow sent an email to the FBI on Aug. 2 in which he threatened to decapitate Gabbard.

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/08/aniruddha_sherbow_tulsi_gabbard.php

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Horrifying Threats Against Congresswoman Gabbard Tied To Obscure Hare Krishna Sect (Original Post) dkf Aug 2013 OP
Hare Krishna scare me. darkangel218 Aug 2013 #1
Super creepy. mahina Sep 2013 #2
 

darkangel218

(13,985 posts)
1. Hare Krishna scare me.
Fri Aug 30, 2013, 03:24 AM
Aug 2013

I have had few encounters with them in South Beach.

They walk singing and give you flowers. I refused the lei and they got pissed!

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