FBI, Justice Department investigating racist mass texts sent following the election
The texts instructed recipients to “board a bus” that would transport them to a “plantation” to work as slaves, officials said.
Racist mass texts being probed by FBI, FCC, and more after horrifying black residents in multiple states
Several federal and state agencies are investigating how racist mass texts were sent to Black people across the country in the wake of the presidential election this week.
Federal, local authorities investigating racist texts sent to people around the U.S.
The bureau is working with the Justice Department, the Federal Trade Commission, Federal Communications Commission and other law enforcement agencies to find out who's behind it.
FBI, Justice Department investigate racist mass texts targeting Black Americans
Federal and state agencies are investigating racist mass text messages targeting Black Americans across multiple states following the recent presidential election.
FBI, DOJ investigating racist mass texts sent following the election
Several federal and state agencies are investigating how racist mass texts were sent to Black people across the country in the wake of the presidential election this week. The text messages invoking slavery were sent to Black men,
Federal Agencies 'Aware' Of Black Americans Receiving Racist Texts Across The Country
The texts told recipients in varying ways that they were selected for slavery and required to pick cotton at a plantation.
Fort Collins police, school district investigating racist texts sent to Black students
Racist messages similar to those sent to Black students in several states were texted to two Rocky Mountain High School students Wednesday.
Authorities investigate disturbing, racist text messages sent across the US: 'Unacceptable'
Federal and local authorities are investigating a host of racist text messages sent to an unknown number of Black recipients across the country.
Authorities probing bigoted text messages that spread alarm across US
Federal and state authorities are investigating a wave of bigoted text messages sent anonymously that have spread alarm among Black Americans across the country this week, officials and recipients told Reuters.
Authorities work to find the source of racist texts sent to Black people nationwide after the election. Here’s what we know
Federal and state authorities are working to find the origins of racist text messages sent to Black people across the country referencing slavery and telling them they were “selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation.
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