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Authorities Friday revealed the FBI’s investigation of an alleged threat list naming Shawano area residents was sparked by a Canadian citizen who they described as a former business associate of the Samanta Roy Institute of Science and Technology, Inc.
During a press conference, Shawano Police Chief Ed Whealon said SIST gave the Canadian man a list identifying 60 people who “need to be taken care of.” The man then contacted authorities in Shawano with the information, according to Whealon, and the information was passed along to the FBI.
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The Canadian subject had “allegations that involved possible implied threats that involve residents, elected officials, along with media members of the Shawano area,” Whealon said.
Whealon said the man had a list of individuals that SIST felt “were causing them problems in the community.” According to Whealon, the man told authorities that “these SIST members wanted ‘these people taken care of.’”
Whealon said the “person of interest” suspected of having created the list “has been identified as a member of SIST.”
Whealon said the person of interest is not in custody.
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SIST CEO Naomi Isaacson issued a statement late Thursday accusing the city of concocting the list and hiring a Canadian man to swindle the group out of $175,000.
Isaacson’s statement was contained in fliers distributed in the city Friday, sparking numerous calls to police between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Callers complained mostly about the traffic hazard being created as fliers were given to motorists along busy city streets, causing traffic to back up. One caller complained she was nearly rear-ended on Main Street.
“It’s their right to do this,” said Abigail Howards of Shawano, “but they should be sticking to their own properties and not roaming around all of Main Street. I’m sure it’s hurting businesses. I came out of Book World and they were right there handing the fliers to me.”
Howards said she did not read the fliers and doubted she would.
Several Main Street merchants told the Leader Friday they believed potential customers were being scared away. The owner of one downtown business said a woman visiting the city from Wautoma told her she would never return to Shawano.
“We’ve had to put up with this before and it’s getting real old,” said Shawano resident Scott Jenson, who moved to the area about six months ago. “I get sick and tired of driving down Main Street and there they are throwing their arms up with the papers. It’s ridiculous.”
Jenson said he won’t read whatever they hand out.
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