Minneapolis man Denis Molla told cops he’d been the victim of a terrifying, politically motivated attack in the heat of the 2020 presidential race. However, investigators have now concluded that he staged the whole thing.
A Minneapolis man told cops he’d been the victim of a terrifying, politically motivated attack in the heat of the 2020 presidential race: His camper van was set on fire because it displayed a Trump flag, and the flames had spread to engulf other vehicles and his garage, which itself had been spray-painted with graffiti supportingInvestigators have now concluded that he staged the whole thing.
Denis Molla, 29, from Brooklyn Center, has been charged with two counts of wire fraud over the incident in September 2020. Molla toldhe’d chased three people out of his yard on the night of the fire, and one of them had dropped a box of matches during the pursuit. When he returned home, he found his camper ablaze.
Messages that said “Biden 2020,” “BLM,” and a symbol believed to be associated with Antifa were scrawled across his garage door, which was also being destroyed by the inferno. Molla even claimed he’d rescued four sleeping puppies from inside the garage. But law enforcement say his noble story is bullshit. Molla has been indicted for submitting over $300,000 in bogus insurance claims, and receiving around $61,000 from his insurance company.
“In reality, as Molla well knew, Molla started his own property on fire, Molla spray-painted the graffiti on his own property and there were no unknown males near his homes,” charging documents say, according to the
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