Tampa, Florida – David Allen Boileau (58, Holiday) today
pleaded guilty to criminal interference with a right to fair housing. He faces
up to one year in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
According to court documents, over the course of several
months, Boileau engaged in a course of conduct intended to threaten and
intimidate an Iraqi-American family so that they would move out of their
neighborhood and, more broadly, leave the United States. The family, now
naturalized United States citizens, had immigrated to the United States from
Iraq in 2015 through a refugee visa.
Boileau threw screws at a car parked on the family’s
property, broke into their house, and went through the family’s mail. Boileau
also made several derogatory statements regarding their national origin and
religion, referring to them as “ISIS” and an “eyesore to this country,” adding
that he disliked Muslims and people of Middle Eastern descent. Witnesses
reported that, on one occasion, Boileau yelled at the family to get out of his
neighborhood and country. Boileau reported that his goal was to “take care of
that family” and to “clean up America.” Boileau also threatened to kill
witnesses who reported his conduct to local law enforcement authorities. As a
result of Boileau’s conduct, the Iraqi-American family was afraid to be in
their house and, at one point, left their home to stay with extended family.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Frank
Murray.
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