Minnesota Trump Supporter Staged BLM/Antifa Crime: Feds

MINNEAPOLIS — A Donald Trump supporter from Brooklyn Center is accused of faking a politically-motivated arson at his own property and filing false insurance claims.

Denis V. Molla, 29, has been charged in federal court with two counts of wire fraud. Molla lied about being targeted by anti-Trump vandals, according to federal investigators.

On Sept. 23, 2020, Molla falsely reported to law enforcement that someone else had lit his camper on fire, authorities said.

Molla reported that his garage door was vandalized with spray-painted graffiti stating, "Biden 2020," "BLM," and an Antifa symbol, according to investigators. Molla also that his camper was targeted because it had a Trump 2020 flag displayed on it, authorities said.

In reality, Molla started his own property on fire and spray-painted the graffiti on his own garage, according to investigators.

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

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

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