Tampa, Florida – David Allen Boileau (58, Holiday) has been
arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with criminal
interference with a right to fair housing and obstruction of justice though witness
tampering. If convicted, Boileau faces a maximum penalty of 1 year in prison
for the criminal civil rights violation and up to 20 years’ imprisonment for
witness tampering.
According to the complaint, 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.
According to court documents, 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 bigoted statements regarding the
family’s national origin and religion, referring to them as “ISIS” and an
“eyesore to this country,” further adding that he disliked 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 said that his goal
was to “take care of that family” and to “clean up America.” Boileau also
threatened to physically harm witnesses who reported his conduct to local law
enforcement authorities.
A criminal complaint is merely an allegation that a
defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and
every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty.
This case is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation. It will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Frank
Murray.
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