Cesar Sayoc, a suspected traitor, will plead guilty to Obama, De Niro, CNN

March 15, 2019, 19:20 GMT

By Tom Winter and Rich Schapiro

Cesar Sayoc, the Florida man accused of sending more than a dozen homemade bombs to prominent critics of President Donald Trump, is expected to plead guilty next week, according to court records.

Sayoc, 56, has been imprisoned since October 26, the date of his arrest for allegedly sending 16 postal bombs to a series of prominent Democrats, including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, actor Robert De Niro and philanthropist George Soros. CNN Headquarters in New York.

None of the bombs exploded and no one was injured, but the explosives were loaded with shards of glass meant to "maximize the harm to the victims," ​​the prosecutor said in court documents.

Sayoc, described by members of her family as an unlucky former stripper, has been accused of using a weapon of mass destruction, interstate transportation and the receipt of explosives as well as her illegal shipment by the post office.

If he is found guilty, he risks life imprisonment. It was unclear what charges he would plead guilty to when he appeared in federal court in Manhattan next Thursday.

Sayoc's lawyer, Ian H. Marcus Amelkin, declined to comment. A spokeswoman for the US Attorney's Office in Manhattan also declined to comment.

Prosecutors said his long list of goals also included: former vice president Joe Biden; former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; former Attorney General Eric Holder; John Brennan, former director of the ICA; Meaning. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Kamala Harris, D-Calif .; Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif .; activist Tom Steyer; and former National Intelligence Director, James Clapper.

When he was arrested, Sayoc was living in a white van covered with stickers praising Trump and attacking the media.