NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer has been charged with threatening his New Jersey-based boss after accusing him of being in several conspiracies at the center of the QAnon movement, according to reports.
The officer, Alberto Almeida, started sending threatening messages to Edward Fox, the agency’s assistant port director in Newark, in February, the Daily Beast reported.
At one point, he posted a threat against Fox on Facebook, calling him a “f---ing treasonous pedophile,” according to the outlet.
“The next time I come to Newark Airport, I am bringing Donald Trump and the U.S. Military down on your f---ing head for your involvement in Hillary/Maxwell/Epstein’s child trafficking ring and 9/11,” Almeida allegedly wrote.
“Trump takes down Hillary, JFK JR (US MILITARY) takes down the Mossad, and I take you down b----, that’s how this worked. Tick Tock. #WWG1WGA,” he added, using an acronym that stands for “Where we go one, we go all,” a QAnon slogan.
A CBP spokesperson told the outlet the agency “takes all allegations of employee misconduct seriously, but none more so than alleged threats to members of the public or other CBP employees.”
“As shown in the criminal complaint filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, the allegations against CBP [officer] Almeida are being investigated by the CBP Office of Professional Responsibility,” the spokesperson said. “CBP does not comment on ongoing investigations or pending litigation."
Almeida was released on $50,000 unsecured bond after he was arrested, and is expected to appear in court again on Oct. 20, the outlet reported.
His attorney didn’t respond to the outlet’s request for comment.