CLERK'S OFFICE U.
S.DI
ST.COURT
AT CHARLOTFESVILE,VA
FILED

UM TED STATES DISTRICT COURT
W ESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
CH ARLOTTESVILLE DIVISION

U N ITED STATE S OF AM ER ICA
V.

DA M EL M CM AH O N

sEF 11 2219
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BY'
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Crim inal'Num ber:3:19-CR-00014
In V iolation of:

18IJ-s-c.j245(b)(1)(A)
Interference w ith C andidate for
Elective O ffice

18U.S.C.j245(b)(4)
Bias-M otivated Interference w ith
Candidate for Elective O ffice

18U.S.C.j875(c)
T hreatsin Interstate Com m erce

18U.S.C.j2261A42)
Cyberstalking

SU PER SED IN G

JN D lC T M E N T
The GrandJury charges,ata11timesm aterialto thislndictment:

Drfendant DANIEL M CM M ION,à.resident of the State of Florida,used the
intem etand socialm edia accotmtsto expresshis beliefs regarding race,color,nationaloligin,
religion,an.
d othertopics. On these accounts,M CM AHON expressed and prom oted hisbelief
thatwhitepeople aresuperiorto membersofotherracial,ethnic,andreligiousp oups.
2.

Prior to January 7, 2019, D .G ., an A frican-A m erican resident of the City of

Charlottesville,Virginia,decided to nm for the Democratic nomination to the Charlottesville
City Council, an elective office in Charlottesville, Virgirlia. D .G.plnnned to nnnounce his
oandidacy atan eventscheduled forJanuary 8,2019.

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 On or about January 7,2019,localnews outlets in Charlottesville reported that
D.G.plnnned to nnnotm ce his candidacy for the Democratic nom ination for City Council,and
thatheplanned to nnnotm cethiscandidacy atthe eventscheduled forJanuary 8,2019.
On oraboutJanuary 7,2019,DefendantDANIEL M CM AHON ,by threatofforce
and violence,used the intem etand his socialm edia accotmts to intim idate and interfere with
D.G.'s qualifying and cnmpaigning as a candidate for Chadottesville City Cotmcil.
thereafterlenrned ofthesetllreatsmadebyM CM AHON .
On oraboutJanuary 8,2019,attheeventwhereD.G.had plnnned to nnnotmcellis
candidacy,D.G.instead nnnounced thathe w ould not be seeldng the office of Charlottesville
City Cotmcil.
C O U N T O NE

(InterferencewithCandidatefôrElectiveOfdce)
18U.S.C.j245@ (1)(A)
6.

The allegationssetforth in paragraphs 1through 5 areincorporated by reference

and setforth fullyherein.
From on or about January 7,2019 to on or about January 10,2019,within the

W estem DistrictofVirginia and elsewhere,DefendantDANIEL M CM AHON ,by threatofforce
willftzlly intim idated and interfered with,and attempted to intimidate and interfere with,D.G.,
because hewasand had been,and in orderto intimidate D.G.from ,qualifying and cnmpaigning
asa candidateforCharlottesville City Council,an electiveofscein Charlottesville,Virginia.

8.

A11inviolationofTitle18,United StatesCode,Section245(b)(1)(A).

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 COUNT TW O

(Bias-M otivatedInterferencewithCandidateforElectiveOffice)
18U.S.C.j245(b)(4)
9.

The allegationssetforth in paragraphs 1through 5 are incorporated by reference

and setforth ftzlly herein.
10.

From on or about January 7,2019 to on or aboutJanuary 10,2019,within the

W estem DistrictofVirgirliaand elsewhere,DefendantDAN IEL M CM AHON,by threatofforce
willfully intim idated and interfered with,and attempted to intim idate and interfere with,D .G.,
because he wms and had been, and in order to intimidate D.G.from, participating,without
discrim ination on account of race and color,in a federally protected activity described in 18

U.S.C.j245(b)(1)(A),towit,qualifyingand cnmpaigningasacandidateforCharlottesvilleCity
Cotmcil,an elective officein Charlottesville,Virginia.

11. A11inviolation ofTitle18,UrlitedStatesCode,Section245(b)(4).
CO U N T TH R EE

(ThreatsinlnterstateCommexce)
18U.S.C.j875/)
12.

The allegationssetforth in paragraphs 1 through 5 are incop orated by reference

and setforth f'ully herein.
On or about January 7, 2019, within the W estem District of Virginia and
elsewhere,DefendantDANIEL M CM AHON knowingly and willfully transmitted in interstate

andforeigncommerceacommllnicationcontainingathreattoinjttreD.G.
14. A11inviolationofTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section875(c).

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 COUNT FoUR

(Cyberstalking)
18U.S.C.j2261A42)
15.

The allegations setforth in paragraphs 1 throug,h 5 are incorporated by reference

and setforth fully herein.

16.

Beginning on oraboutDecember22,2017,through on oraboutJanuary 10,2019,

within the W estem DistrictofVirginia and elsewhere,DefendantDANIEL M CM AHON,with

intent to injtlre and intimidate D.G., used any interactive computef service, electronic
comm llnication service,electronic communication system ofinterstate comm erce,and any other

facility ofinterstate and foreign comm erce,to engage in a cotzrse ofconductthatplaced D.G.in

reasonablefearofdeath andseriousbodilyinjury,andthatcaused,attemptedtocause,andwould
bereasonably expectedto cause substantialem otionaldistressto D.G.

Al1inviolation ofTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Sedion2261A(2).

A TRUE BILL this11thday ofSeptember2019

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