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Feds: #Resistance Icons Ran ‘Ponzi Scheme’ Clearinghouse
Daily Beast ^ | 05.22.18 9:43 AM ET | LACHLAN MARKAY

Posted on 05/22/2018 9:15:16 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines

In late 2016, federal agents showed up at the Fort Myers, Florida, homes of brothers Brian and Edward Krassenstein, seizing computers and financial records, and hauling off with “at least 20 to 30 bundles of stuff.”

At the time, the story was just a notable blip on local media’s crime blotter. But in the two years since, the Krassensteins have become more than a pair of local businessmen. They’re now prominent members of the online anti-Trump “resistance.”

According to the feds, they also, until recently, ran websites that propped up fraudulent online financial scams. Law-enforcement officials last year seized nearly half a million dollars from the brothers, money that prosecutors say was derived from wire fraud. The Krassensteins, who have not been charged with any crimes, maintain that they did nothing wrong or illegal.

The brothers remain extremely popular in corners of the anti-Trump left, having parlayed their vehement, often conspiratorial opposition to the president into social-media fame, with well over a million followers between them. They also run the standalone news websites Independent Reporter and Hill Reporter where, like Twitter, their brand of #Resistance—a label that they eschew, but which aptly fits their frequent calls for the impeachment and prosecution of the president—has galvanized Trump critics.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2016; fortmyers; hillreporter; independentreporter; krassenstein; resistance; scam; theresistance

1 posted on 05/22/2018 9:15:16 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

So there stuff was seized under Obama’s admin. Interesting.


2 posted on 05/22/2018 9:20:26 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

If you look at any of Trump’s tweets, these idiots show up with multiple vile tweets almost immediately after Trump’s initial tweet.


3 posted on 05/22/2018 9:20:33 AM PDT by gubamyster
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To: gubamyster

Many are bots.


4 posted on 05/22/2018 9:23:01 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: gubamyster

all the time and instantaneously...


5 posted on 05/22/2018 9:24:40 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear
Many are bots.

Probably, but these two a-holes' names appear on their tweets. Rex & Wictor have written a few threads about them.

6 posted on 05/22/2018 9:25:34 AM PDT by gubamyster
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

I believe this is the appropriate response.

7 posted on 05/22/2018 9:25:44 AM PDT by NohSpinZone (First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
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To: DannyTN

So their stuff was seized under Obama’s admin. Interesting.

To destroy it and to hide it like the evidence of fraud and sedition from other Trump Haters from DC and to the outer fringes of our country in 2106.


8 posted on 05/22/2018 9:28:49 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Democrats aare having trouble with their MAMA campaign, (Make America Mexico Again), versus MAGA!)
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To: gubamyster

Thanks. Will check it out.


9 posted on 05/22/2018 9:31:18 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Pound resistance.


10 posted on 05/22/2018 9:40:24 AM PDT by steve8714 ("My name is Rod Blagojevich and I need cash now!" (all) "Call JB Pritzker, 87DirtyCashNOW!")
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To: gubamyster

I notice that too, well here comes the Trump Curse ooops I mean Karma =)


11 posted on 05/22/2018 10:02:28 AM PDT by Patriot Babe
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Personally, I’d like to compliment these brave businessmen for sopping up dollars from folks who support Trump resistance.

Better it go to lavish self-indulgences and income than to actually resist, eh?


12 posted on 05/22/2018 11:53:20 AM PDT by wildbill (Quis Custodiet ipsos custodes? Who watches the watchmen?)
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To: steve8714

This reminds me of something I heard on the radio the other day. At what point do you think the folks that started the “women’s movement” #MeToo realize they actually named their movement “Pound Me Too”?


13 posted on 05/22/2018 8:39:37 PM PDT by Usually_Disappointed (To liberals projection is nine tenths of the law)
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