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The federal probe that resulted last night in the arrest of five purported anarchists for allegedly plotting to bomb an Ohio bridge began last year at an Occupy Wall Street rally in Cleveland that was infiltrated by an informant who was directed to attend the event by his FBI handlers.
It was at the October 21 OWS event that the informant first met Douglas Wright, 26, who reportedly confided details of his groups planned attacks against corporate America and the financial system, according to court filings.
Wright eventually served as the informants bridge to the four other men busted in the bombing plot--despite the fact that the quartet was unsure about the snitch for whom Wright vouched. Of the five men arrested, four were involved in the Occupy Cleveland movement, according to their Facebook profiles, a news story, and a federal criminal complaint.
Other highlights, as it were, from the U.S. District Court records include:
* As the alleged plotters batted around assorted attack ideas--like bombing a Nazi/Klan headquarters or blowing up a Federal Reserve bank--Wright joked that he would wear a suicide vest and blow himself up, but advised he would have to be very drunk.
* A local Justice Center was considered a good target, but a bombing there was rejected since the accused plotters believed they would risk hurting inmates.
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"Occupy" Movement Was Infiltrated By FBI Informant In Cleveland Bridge Bombing Probe | The Smoking Gun
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