Fed Fraud

WATCH: Maskless Karen poses as federal agent to attack essential workers

Lenka Kaloma

Meet Lenka Koloma, an alternative medicine enthusiast based in California. This week Koloma began posing as a federal agent to oppose mask mandates in retail stores.

A bystander caught Koloma on camera in a grocery store located in Orange County, CA, and later uploaded the video to Instagram. Koloma told employees that she represented the Freedom to Breathe Agency, and threatened an employee of the store for enforcing rules that all employees and customers wear masks while in the store.

“We are with FTBA, the Freedom to Breathe Agency,” Koloma says in the video. “We are a We The People Organization making sure that people’s constitutional rights, civil and federal laws are not broken, okay? And so you personally need to take this to your manager because you personally can be sued for this, okay?”

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“I’m just following my store policy right now,” the employee says, somewhat stunned.

“You’re probably paid $12 an hour or $15 an hour, okay?,” Koloma condescends. “But you are putting yourself into a major legal liability. You personally. Okay? You guys need to be careful.”

For the record, the Freedom to Breathe Agency doesn’t exist. Employees of a business can’t be sued for following store policies regarding masks, and businesses can’t be sued for denying service to customers who refuse to wear masks, either.

The New York Times had previously reported on Koloma earlier this summer, when she began passing out fake “mask exemption” cards to her followers. Since the video of her in Orange County went viral, she took to Instagram to defend herself.

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Message to all the haters that stormed my IG account today: “Thank you. Thank you for showing your ignorance to what the United States of America stands for. Our republic was built on promises of freedom and personal liberty. I have lived in communism where the government dictates what you can and cannot do. You have no idea or reference. If you want to wear a face mask please feel free to do so. Just please allow others to make their own educated decision. If you cannot see through all the lies and corruption you are lost and asleep. For the rest of us, the true patriots, our fight goes on and you only bring the needed attention to our cause. So, thank you. Just remember that hate and anger will never bring you an inner peace. We feel for you and see that you are hurting for which we send tons of love and healing light your way because that’s who we are. Namaste” ???????????????#peace #loveyourself #freedom #truth #healthylifestyle #nofear #awake #faith

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“Message to all the haters that stormed my IG account today,” Koloma wrote. “Thank you. Thank you for showing your ignorance to what the United States of America stands for. Our republic was built on promises of freedom and personal liberty. I have lived in communism where the government dictates what you can and cannot do. You have no idea or reference. If you want to wear a face mask please feel free to do so. Just please allow others to make their own educated decision. If you cannot see through all the lies and corruption you are lost and asleep. For the rest of us, the true patriots, our fight goes on and you only bring the needed attention to our cause. So, thank you. Just remember that hate and anger will never bring you an inner peace. We feel for you and see that you are hurting for which we send tons of love and healing light your way because that’s who we are. Namaste.”

At present, California has more than half a million COVID-19 cases, and more than 10,000 people have died of the virus in the state alone.

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