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DataRepublican (small r)@DataRepublican · Jun 12, 2025

🕵️‍♂️ 🧵 THREAD: WHO IS ALEJANDRO ORELLANA? 🔥 The FBI just arrested Alejandro Theodoro Orellana for handing out…

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An investigative thread traces FBI arrestee Alejandro Orellana's connections through a complex web of activist organizations, starting with Centro CSO and the Brown Berets, then expanding to broader networks including the Silicon Valley Immigration Committee and various advocacy groups. The investigation attempts to identify who funded the tactical gear distributed at LA protests, ultimately suggesting the funding likely came through untraceable means like cash or cryptocurrency.

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    🕵️‍♂️ 🧵 THREAD: WHO IS ALEJANDRO ORELLANA? 🔥 The FBI just arrested Alejandro Theodoro Orellana for handing out tactical face shields at an LA protest. He didn't buy that gear alone. So who funded it? Who gave the orders? Who’s bankrolling the chaos in LA? We don’t have all the answers... yet. But we can trace the web of groups he's tied to. 🧵 Building the thread live...

    F.A. United States Attorney Bill Essayli@USAttyEssayli · Jun 12, 2025

    ARRESTED: Alejandro Theodoro Orellana was arrested this morning by @FBILosAngeles on an allegation of Conspiracy to Commit Civil Disorders (18 USC 371) for distributing face shields to suspected rioters on Tuesday. We are moving quickly to identify and arrest those involved in organizing and/or supporting civil disorder in Los Angeles.

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    Alejandro Orellana's primary affliation seems to be Centre CSO - he has been quoted at a Centre CSO-sponsored rally, and has been a featured speaker at one of their events.

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    . @RealAlexJones identified him as being associated with the Brown Berets, a Hispanic-themed spinoff of the militant Black Panthers - by t-shirt.

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    @RealAlexJones He appears to be involved in firsthand reporting for Centre CSO, so that would seemingly be his primary affiliation:

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    @RealAlexJones I mentioned Centre CSO briefly in a prior thread. They don't have an EIN which makes financing difficult to trace, but I'm kicking off a deep search:

    DataRepublican (small r)@DataRepublican · Jun 9, 2025

    @bullfrog35 Centre CSO does not have an EIN. The two members mentioned by Influence Watch are both Communists.

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    @RealAlexJones My apologies for the misspelling... it's CENTRO CSO.

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    @RealAlexJones The InfluenceWatch page mentions that 2/3 of Centro CSO's financing comes from "a single anonymous" donor. That donor would be very, very interesting to track down.

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    @RealAlexJones That may be overstated. The InfluenceWatch claim comes from a GoFundMe page. But these donations are old, and they got their money elsewhere.

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    @RealAlexJones Carlos Montes, one of the leaders for Centro CSO, is a co-founder of the Brown Berets. And also helped found MECHA, which @bullfrog35 has covered.

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    @RealAlexJones @bullfrog35 Looking deeper into Montes' biography: he is on the steering committee of South California Immigration Coalition.

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    @RealAlexJones @bullfrog35 SCIC has organized protests before:

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    @RealAlexJones @bullfrog35 Looks like Carlos Montes has his own rabbit hole and is a public figure:

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    @RealAlexJones @bullfrog35 It doesn't seem like he's been active since 2021. I'm going to move to another breadcrumb - Legalization for All (L4A) of which Centre CSO is part of.

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    @RealAlexJones @bullfrog35 I found a page where Legalization for All Network is the organizer for Silicon Valley Immigration Committee - finally we're getting somewhere!

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    @RealAlexJones @bullfrog35 They called for an emergency rally on June 9th and their Instagram page is full of calls for action:

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    @RealAlexJones @bullfrog35 Legalization For All Network mentions the following organizations, but I have a hunch that SVIC is the "money" behind it:

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    @RealAlexJones @bullfrog35 SVIC in turn is part of a broader network... which is making this a real headache to trace

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    @RealAlexJones @bullfrog35 They've also co-organized with SEIU

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    @RealAlexJones @bullfrog35 SVIC also is mentioned with Human Agenda quite a bit. Finally, an actual nonprofit.

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    Overall, I'll take a break here as this is quite frustrating - the network of advocacy NGOs are just tangled up in each other. I suspect the simplest answer is, whoever gave that money for face shields did so with cash or cryptocurrency. But we have at least some leads and names to go on - maybe we'll solve this yet.