The Milwaukee Field Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) seeks the public’s help identifying numerous individuals shown in photographs and videos who are persons of interest who could advance the arson investigations of several Kenosha, Wisconsin businesses and vehicles that were set ablaze between Sunday, Aug. 23 and Tuesday, Aug. 25.
ATF is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for the positive identification of each person depicted in many captured videos and pictures who could further the arson investigations. ATF is working collaboratively on the investigations with the Kenosha Police Department, the Kenosha Fire Department, and the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation in conjunction with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. The photos and videos are posted on the ATF’s Twitter page
People with information regarding the identity and/or whereabouts of these individuals are urged to contact ATF at 1-888-ATF-TIPS (283-8477), ATFTips@atf.gov or submit an anonymous tip through the “ReportIt” app, available on Google Play and the Apple App Store. When reporting, be sure to include as many details as possible and contact information for potential follow up if a reward is sought.
“Arson is a very serious and violent crime as it is a danger to the whole community and federal convictions may result in a mandatory minimum of five years and a maximum of twenty years in prison,” said ATF Special Agent in Charge Kristen de Tineo of the Chicago Field Division. “We are dedicated to working closely with our law enforcement partners and the community to find these individuals, and we are appealing to the public because they can assist in holding them accountable.”
ATF protects the public from crimes involving firearms, explosives, arson, and the diversion of alcohol and tobacco products; regulates lawful commerce in firearms and explosives; and provides worldwide support to law enforcement, public safety, and industry partners. More information about ATF and its programs is available at www.atf.gov.
The Democrats and the alt-left media have constantly tried to claim that ANTIFA isn't a real organization but an "ideology. However, the FBI says it is investigating the links between the arson reports and ANTIFA members..
Speaking in front of the House Homeland Security Committee recently, FBI Director Christopher Wray reconfirmed Antifa is a dangerous ideology fueling riots across the country and that agents are conducting investigations into individuals affiliated with the movement.
"Antifa is a real thing. It's not a group or an organization. It's a movement, or an ideology may be one way of thinking of it and we have quite a number, and I've said this quite consistently since my first time appearing before this committee, we have any number of properly predicated investigations into what we would describe as violent anarchist extremists and some of those individuals self-identify with Antifa," Wray said.
Director Christopher Wray testified before the House Homeland Security Committee this morning at a hearing about worldwide threats to the United States. Read his statement for the record at https://t.co/aiEHDykVpt.
— FBI (@FBI) September 17, 2020
Attorney General Bill Barr has also confirmed the investigations.
"People are pouring through all of the video trying to identify people to hold people accountable," Barr said during a recent interview with Townhall. "I think Antifa and Antifa like groups are at the center of it."
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler claimed in July, when riots were raging, that Antifa is a "myth" made up by Republicans.
