MN Trump Supporter Pleads Guilty After Staging BLM/Antifa Crime: Feds

BROOKLYN CENTER, MN — A Brooklyn Center man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud after he staged a politically-motivated arson and filed fraudulent insurance claims, U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger announced Tuesday.

A sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled.

On Sept. 23, 2020, a 30-year-old Donald Trump supporter named Denis V. Molla falsely reported to police that someone lit his camper on fire, according to authorities.

Molla told police that three unknown men were near his home when he heard an explosion, investigators said. He also reported that his garage door was vandalized by someone who spray-painted graffiti reading "Biden 2020," "BLM," and an Antifa symbol, according to authorities.

According to Molla, his camper was targeted because it had a Trump 2020 flag displayed on it, investigators said.

However, in reality, Molla started his own property on fire and spray painted the graffiti on his own garage, according to authorities.

After the fire, Molla submitted multiple insurance claims seeking coverage for the damage to his garage, camper, vehicles, and residence, investigators said.

When Molla’s insurance company denied some of those claims, he threatened to report the company to the Department of Commerce and to the Attorney General, according to authorities.

After submitting more than $300,000 in fraudulent insurance claims, he received approximately $61,000 from his insurance company, investigators said.

Molla also received more than $17,000 from individual donors who sent their money to him using GoFundMe, according to investigators.