Posted on 03/04/2020 4:42:54 PM PST by RummyChick
Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the filing of a criminal complaint charging Benjamin Tucker Patz (23, New York, New York), a/k/a “Parlay Patz,” with transmitting threats in interstate or foreign commerce. If convicted, Patz faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison.
According to the complaint, in 2019, Patz made numerous threats to carry out violence against professional athletes and/or their family members via Instagram messages, using anonymous accounts. In many of the messages, Patz threatened to enter the athletes’ homes and behead them or their family members. Some of Patz’s threats also contained derogatory terms and racial slurs directed at those individuals.
On July 20, 2019, the Tampa Bay Rays lost a home game to the Chicago White Sox. That same day, four baseball players for the Tampa Bay Rays, as well as a baseball player for the Chicago White Sox, received Instagram direct messages from Patz in which he threatened to carry out acts of violence against them. Patz made the following threats to the Tampa Bay Rays players:
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I am sure all kinds of threats happen in the sports world. Even more so now that it has become such big business.
These seem more like upset threats versus Throw the game or I will break your legs.
He was still making a lot of money this year
Is his real name Chuckie Schumer?
An article from the Action Network said Patz would travel from New York to New Jersey to bet on his phone, from the parking lot of a supermarket. Mobile sports betting is not legal in New York.
According to the DOJ, one @b82h9 post said, “I will enter your home while you sleep…And sever your neck open…I will kill your entire family…Everyone you love will soon cease…I will cut up your family…Dismember the[m] alive.”
Another contained the following: “Unfortunately 0-5 against the Chicago White Sox isn’t going to cut it. Because of your sins, I will have to behead you and your family.”
He won $1 million in parlays in 50 days. He chartered a plane to the Virgin Islands and hired a chef. And with it, came the haters. A fake version of him selling picks on Twitter and a guy who fabricates his losses. The story of “Parlay Patz” continues https://www.actionnetwork.com/news/parlay-patz-darren-rovell-sports-betting-12-16-2019
“In many of the messages, Patz threatened to enter the athletes’ homes and behead them or their family members.”
Mr. Patz would get paid an unexpected visit.
sheesh..this guy went off the deep end
Darren Rovell
@darrenrovell
After losing a bet on Super Bowl 53, “Parlay Patz” allegedly sent threatening messages to two members of the Patriots.
“I’ll rape and murder your entire family.”
It’s probably threatening the Patriots that sent the Feds over the edge. you don’t threaten Tommy Boy
He’s just a Patz-y...
If a putz were to issue threats to me via Instagram or whatever and I don’t have any of those accounts thus completely unaware of the threats, should I be worried?
He’s a Putz & should not get out of the pokey for decades, if ever. Remove this freak from society.
Did that happen??
Might have but I don't know since I don't have any Instagram or twitter accounts. And the Facebook account I used to have under a fake name was cancelled...........LOL!
I kind of thought that is what you meant..but you never know.
that doesnt look like the guy in the plane photo.
I realize that.......thanks.
He’s a sore winner, that’s for sure.
Found it here => https://www.google.com/search?q=Benjamin+Tucker+Patz&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiXu4qMnILoAhXHnZ4KHc_-ClAQ2-cCegQIABAC&oq=Benjamin+Tucker+Patz&gs_l=mobile-gws-wiz-img.12...0.0..45013...0.0..0.0.0.......0.MqlqaeBPBlo&ei=zVpgXtcgx7v6BM_9q4AF , 2nd row from the top. ‘Course it’s Google. So I’m not betting my life on it!
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