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Date: 03-03-2020
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Case Number: 0:19-cr-60056-RAR
Judge: Rodolfo A. Ruiz
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (Miami-Dade County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Jared M. Strauss and Ajay Alexander
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Description: Miami, FL - The United States of America v. Brandon Michael Fleury with making interstate threats and cyberstalking the families and friends of victims of the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman High School in Parkland, Florida.
Brandon Michael Fleury, 22, of Santa Ana, California, was sentenced to 66 months in federal prison today for cyberstalking and sending a kidnapping threat to families of victims of a mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, announced U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan for the Southern District of Florida and Special Agent in Charge George L. Piro of the FBI’s Miami Field Office.
According to evidence introduced during the South Florida jury trial, Fleury used thirteen different Instagram accounts, using aliases including alleged Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz, notorious serial killer Ted Bundy, and others, to target families and friends of Parkland shooting victims with messages over the course of three weeks between Dec. 22, 2018 and Jan. 11, 2019. Many of the messages, including ones written under usernames referring to Cruz and containing Cruz’s profile picture, taunted the message recipients about the deaths of loved ones in the Parkland shooting. On Dec. 25, 2018, Fleury, sent a message stating, “I’m your abductor I’m kidnapping you fool.” On Jan. 9, 10, and 11, 2019, Fleury continued to harass, intimidate, and threaten the message recipients from multiple Instagram accounts. These included messages sent under the username “the.douglas.shooter,” and using a profile picture of Nikolas Cruz. These messages included statements like, “With the power of my AR-15, you all die,” and “With the power of my AR-15, I take your loved ones away from you PERMANENTLY.”
After examining Fleury’s tablets, law enforcement found thousands of saved images of Ted Bundy, images of the targeted victims, and saved screenshots of the messages that he had sent the victims.
Fleury was convicted of interstate transmission of a threat to kidnap, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 875(c), and interstate cyberstalking, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2261A (Case No. 19cr60056). He was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Rudolfo A. Ruiz II to 60 months as to Counts 1-3 to run concurrently and 6 months as to Count 4, to run consecutive to Counts 1-3.
U.S. Attorney Fajardo Orshan commended the investigatory efforts of the FBI’s South Florida Violent Crime Fugitive Task Force and Broward Sheriff’s Office in this matter. U.S. Attorney Fajardo Orshan also thanked the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office and task force members. This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Ajay Alexander.
Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at www.flsd.uscourts.gov or on http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov
Outcome: 03/02/2020 164 Clerks Notice to Filer re 160 MOTION For Upward Variance . Two or More Document Events Filed as One; ERROR - Only one event was selected by the Filer but more than one event was applicable to the document filed. The docket entry was corrected by the Clerk. It is not necessary to refile this document but in the future, the Filer must select all applicable events. (ls) (Entered: 03/02/2020)
03/02/2020 165 Clerks Notice of Docket Correction re 162 Order on Motion for Leave to File Sentencing Exhibits Under Seal. Incorrect Document; The correct document has been replaced and attached to this notice. (gp) (Entered: 03/02/2020)
03/02/2020 166 PAPERLESS Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Rodolfo A Ruiz: Sentencing held on 3/2/2020 as to Brandon Michael Fleury. Total Sentence: 66 months imprisonment, 3 years supervised release, $400.00 special assessment. Defendant advised of his right to appeal. Special conditions imposed, see Judgment. Attorney Appearance(s): Ajay Alexander, Bertha Mitrani, Sabrina D. Vora-Puglisi, USPO: Shannon Culberson, Court Reporter: Gizella Baan-Proulx, 954-769-5568 / Gizella_Baan-Proulx@flsd.uscourts.gov. (gp) (Entered: 03/02/2020)
03/02/2020 SYSTEM ENTRY - Docket Entry 167 restricted/sealed until further notice. (cbr) (Entered: 03/02/2020)
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