Massachusetts Man Who Plotted Attacks On Pentagon and Capitol Used Fake Identity, "Dave Winfield"

Ferdaus was arrested Wednesday in Framingham when undercover federal agents delivered materials he had requested for his alleged plan, including grenades, six machine guns and what Ferdaus believed was C-4 explosive.

The guy was a nutjob and now he’s going away for a long time. The reason I bring this up is because of one of the false identities he created. From the official criminal complain document:

For the purpose of ordering the F-86 Sabre, FERDAUS created a false identity, “Dave Winfield.” He opened a PayPal account under this same false identity and even created a cover story explaining why he was seeking to buy this plane.

How dare this lunatic besmirch the name of Hall of Famer Dave Winfield! As a 26-year-old, Ferdaus might be too young to remember Winfield so it’s possible this is just a coincidence. Especially since he hated America so much. Nobody that hates America can love baseball. It’s counter intuitive. I just hope the real Dave Winfield wasn’t inconvenienced by all this nonsense.

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