Individuals who deliberately spread the CCP virus, which causes the disease COVID-19, could be faced with criminal charges under federal terrorism-related laws, according to the Justice Department.
Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen directed U.S. attorneys, department heads, and law enforcement chiefs around the country to focus their efforts on prosecuting pandemic-related crimes in a memo on Tuesday. One of the categories of offenses Rosen said offices may encounter involves individuals who may engage in the “purposeful exposure and infection of others with COVID-19.”
