Parler Helped FBI Identify Suspect Linked to Capitol Riot, Affidavit Shows

Parler Helped FBI Identify Suspect Linked to Capitol Riot, Affidavit Shows
Eduard Florea appears during a virtual hearing on weapons charges in a New York court in this January 13, 2021 courtroom sketch. Reuters/Jane Rosenberg
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Parler, the social media company at the heart of a de-platforming controversy, provided federal agents with information used to identify a suspect linked to the Capitol riot, court documents show.

The FBI received records from Parler to identify Eduard Florea, the person behind an account where a number of threats originated relating to elected officials and last week’s violence at the Capitol, according to a Jan. 13 affidavit (pdf).
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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