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The seal on the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building is seen June 9, 2023, in Washington. (AP, Alex Brandon) Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Racist text messages tracing back to a VPN in Poland that some Louisiana residents have received are currently under investigation, according to Attorney General Liz Murrill and the FBI.
The anonymous messages were reported by Black people in several other states, including New York, Alabama, California, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee, The Associated Press wrote in a report. A woman in the Detroit area told a local television station that she received a text about being selected to "pick cotton at the nearest plantation" on Thursday. Murrill said in a statement Friday morning on the social media platform X that the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation traced the text messages back to a VPN in Poland.
A suspect has not yet been identified. U.S.
Troy Carter released a statement Friday afternoon on X, writing that it was "deeply disturbing" to learn that such "vile, racist, and threatening messages" are being directed at Black people in the United States, including some on college campuses. The case remains under investigation. Anyone who receives the text message is encouraged to not click on it and delete it.
Those who wish to report it can call Murrill's office at (800) 351-4889..
