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The Justice Department said Patrick Dai, a junior at Cornell, had been charged with posting threats to kill or injure another using interstate communications. Officials alleged Dai posted on an online discussion site threatening to “shoot up” a dining hall on campus that caters mostly to students who eat a Kosher diet.In another post, Dai allegedly threatened to “stab” and “slit the throat” of any Jewish men he saw on campus.
Cornell University administrators dispatched campus police to a Jewish center after threatening statements appeared on a discussion board on Oct. 29, 2023.Dai faces up to five years in prison and a fine of $250,000 if convicted. He is expected to appear in federal court in Syracuse, New York, on Wednesday.after a series of anonymous messages were posted in an online forum, part of a surge in antisemitic comments nationwide.
“The virulence and destructiveness of antisemitism is real and deeply impacting our Jewish students, faculty and staff, as well as the entire Cornell community,” Cornell President Martha Pollack said in a statement this week.Realness delivered to your inbox By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to our
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