Imagine you’re the US far-right extremist Rob Rundo. You don’t want anyone, especially not law enforcement or a pesky researcher from Bellingcat, to know where you are. You’re somewhere in Europe, facing up to ten years in prison if convicted on charges of rioting and conspiracy in a trial due to start next spring in Los Angeles.
But you’ve got a far-right fashion brand to promote and a tough-guy image to project. You need to constantly post on your multiple Telegram channels without coughing up evidence of where you are. And the photos you posted on one of your Telegram channels on 31 October 2022, modelling a new jacket, are perfect — no one could possibly figure out where you are from looking at them. Or so you think.
Source: Finding Rundo (Again): US White Supremacist Facing Criminal Charges Located in Bulgaria – bellingcat
It is very interesting that they found him, but will he not be brought to attend the trial?
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Not sure – this is a private search/spy outfit… I am sure they probably informed US authorities. I too wonder if this will lead to his being picked up and extradited.
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Publishing this will only make him go underground though, shift location again. Luckily he does not seem to be the smartest. But by telling everybody how they found him, they are also giving him tips.
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These folks will find him again as he is dependent on publicity to make a living… it’s spooky how good Bellingcat has gotten in finding people and finding evidence of war crimes as well. Grin… at same time they are also “training” spy agencies how to do their job better.
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It is a bit of a predicament for him (poor, poor chap) to be an influencer on the run.
On the other hand I also find it a bit discomforting how easy one can be found. There is no privacy anymore.
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cell phones ended a good deal of privacy for sure…
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