He said he would not transport a Jewish or Israeli person before the attack.
A former ride-share driver has been arrested after launching an attack on a passenger because he perceived the individual to be Jewish or Israeli, according to the Office of Public Affairs at the U.S. Department of Justice.
The indictment against 39-year-old ride-share driver Csaba John Csukás from Daly City, California, was announced on Wednesday regarding the alleged attack, which took place on Oct. 26, 2023, at San Francisco International Airport, just 19 days after Hamas launched the Oct. 7 terror attacks in Israel.
Attorney General Merrick Garland did not mince words when speaking about the case against Csukás and the lengths the Department of Justice would go to punish people who commit federal hate crimes."The defendant, a rideshare driver, is charged with assaulting a rider because he thought the rider was Jewish or Israeli," Garland said in a statement. "No one in this country should live in fear because of how they worship or where they come from.
Csukás made his initial court appearance on Wednesday and is charged with committing a federal hate crime, which prohibits "causing bodily injury because of the actual or perceived religion or national origin of a person in circumstances affecting interstate commerce," according to the Justice Department.
Csukás now faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 for the hate crime charge and, if he is convicted, a federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors, said the Justice Department.
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