A Washington state man accused of threatening to murder a minor from Massachusetts and sending the victim graphic videos of child sex abuse and animal abuse is now facing federal charges.

Joseph Pacheco, 23, of Everett, Washington, was indicted by a grand jury in Boston on five counts of transmitting threatening communications in interstate commerce, knowingly distributing child pornography to a minor, and possession and distribution of animal crushing videos.

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The U.S. Attorney's Office for Massachusetts described Pacheco as sharing values with "nihilistic violent extremists" (NVEs). The term is used to refer to people who law enforcement believes have a goal of "bringing about society’s collapse by sowing chaos an

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