Overview

• Zapata used anonymous tips and web anonymizing services to accuse former colleagues from intelligence agencies.
• None of the accused were in Washington, D.C. during the Capitol attack, as confirmed by FBI investigations.
• Charges against Zapata include making materially false statements to law enforcement.
• The false reports caused unnecessary FBI investigations and interviews of the implicated individuals.
• Zapata has not yet been arraigned; his initial court appearance was on personal recognizance.