In Loudoun County, Virginia, a coalition of current and former teachers and others assembled a long list of parents accused of disagreeing with school system actions, including the teaching of divisive racial theories, with the explicit goal of "infiltrating," using "hackers" to silence parents' correspondence, and "exposing these people publicly." The parents and teachers group has been accused of political racketeering.
Members of the "Anti-Racist Parents of Loudoun County" Facebook party, which has 624 parents and teachers, were accused of political racketeering members, listed parents, and planned fundraising and other offline activities, while some elite members used aliases.
According to David Gordon, director of the Virginia Project, a Republican PAC, the party also includes school board members, elected officials, and other "prominent members of the left-wing elite in Loudoun County."
Loudoun's school system has saturated its curricula and practices with racial rhetoric in recent years, investing almost $500,000 on one racial consulting firm alone. It needed all employees to complete "Equity in the Core" training, which instilled in them a sense of injustice and urgency.
By dwelling on stereotypes, lauding supposed victimhood, and, on occasion, promoting discrimination, critics argue that critical race theory enhances racism.
According to Ramirez, a former instructor, critical race theory systems are more about compulsory conformity than "diversity and equality."
Thus, the city has descended into acrimony, a criminal investigation has been launched, and a school board member, Beth Barts, has been relieved of her duties, as school-backed attempts to reform the thinking of adults seem to have succeeded.
Gordon presented a series of screenshots purportedly taken from the parents and teachers group accused of political racketeering. He claims to show signs of recruiting cybercriminals to go after groups instead of vital race theory teaching and taxpayer funding. He had sent screenshots of several conversations to authorities and intended to file civil charges against many group members.
A community member put out a "cry for volunteers" to fight anti-critical race theory proponents and blogs in one of their articles. She needed volunteers to assist her in "gathering information" on opponents of the controversial race-based education platform, "infiltrating" their organizations, and finding "hackers who can either shut down or redirect their websites."
He said he got concerned after the organization's members started criticizing his political action committee (PAC) over a presentation that refutes critical race theory and the substantial costs those services incur at the taxpayers' expense.
Others show members of the group listing the names, addresses, and places of employment of community members with whom they disagree.
Gordon said in an interview, "it's political racketeering. Critical race theory is a political racket - what they do is they intimidate opponents."
Key Points of Racketeering
Rackets are criminal enterprises that are run by organized gangs. A well-organized organization may also redirect funds from a legitimate company to finance illegal activities. Prostitution, sex trafficking, cocaine trafficking, illicit arms trade, and counterfeiting were among the most prevalent racketeering practices. Below are some key points.
- Racketeering is the unlawful acquisition of a business, the operation of a business with illegally obtained money, or a business's use to commit illegal actions. It may take in various forms.
- To combat racketeering, the United States government passed the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations or RICO Act in October 1970.
- Racketeering is a crime that can be charged at both the state and federal levels.
- Bribery, gambling charges, money laundering, obstructing justice or criminal prosecution, murder for hire, and child sexual abuse are also federal racketeering offenses.
- Murder, abduction, gambling, arson, theft, bribery, extortion, trafficking with the obscene matter, and drug crimes are all called racketeering at the state level.
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