11/16/95

• Machado sends email threat to New University paper (U of CA,Irvine) via his roommate's computer
• the email is traced to roommate's computer, roommate later said Machado had access to the computer
• Machado identified as sender

11/21/95

• Warrant for arrest is filed against Machado, issued by Irvine Police Department--the warrant is a "no bail felony warrant"
• Machado consents to a property search
• Case given up shortly after --> Machado's roommate took the blame so he "wouldn't be bothered anymore."

(Between 1/1/96 and 9/20/96)

• Machado's older brother murdered in armed robbery prior to following incident;
• Machado is doing poorly in school, getting pressure from family to uphold high expectations

(Friday, 10:54 am)

• Machado sends hate Asians/threat email to about 59 UCI students
• Machado sent message a second time shortly after, when he did not receive replies to the first email
• incident brought to the attention of Assoc. Director of The Academic Computing Center, by her employees
• Machado identified in computer lab, asked to leave by Core Services mgr.

9/21/96 (Saturday)

• Director of OAC reads Machado’s email and decides that it is a police matter.

(Monday)

• the incident is reported to University Police Department
• An officer is assigned to the case

9/26/96

• retrieval of surveillance video confirmed Machado as sender
• Irvine City Police notified and involved in case

9/27/96

• registrars office helps police locate Machado's address and phone number

9/28/96

• an officer phones Machado's residence and leaves message
• Machado calls back and agrees to meet with an officer that afternoon at 5pm
• charges filed after meeting:

--Telephone Calls w/ Intent to Annoy (?)

11/14/96

• a stolen vehicle report is filed for Machado's second roommate's car
• Machado had told one roommate he was borrowing his other roommate's car
• Machado did not have permission to borrow car

11/18/96

• FBI attempts investigation
• an agent goes to Machado's residence, Machado is not there, and hadn't been seen there since 11/13
• Machado allegedly left with Young's keys on 11/14
• other suspicions: $80 missing from roommate's coin jar; $154 visa charges to roommate's card, $54 of which were unauthorized; calls on 11/10,11 and 12

11/21/96

• FBI agent phones Machado's roommate for confirmation of stolen car/info on Machado's disappearance

11/22/96

• roommate is interviewed

11/23/96

• Tammy Machado (Machado's sister) interviewed and said Machado disappeared on day his brother called him to inquire about Machado’s name appearing in newspaper regarding Asian hate emails.
• Machado denied the reports in the paper to his brother; claimed it to be someone else
• Tammy is informed that court date is set for 11/25 and if Richard doesn’t show, would be warrant for arrest

2/6/97

• Machado is arrested: was attempting to enter US from Mexico --caught by U.S. Immigration Inspector
• Machado is reported as looking homeless, having no possessions, looking for construction work in Mexico

9/16/97

• Machado is charged with 10 counts of inferring with a federally protected activity–in this case, students attending a university
• Machado is told he will face up to 10 years if convicted

11/12/97

• trial takes place, and on this date, a recess is granted when NEW information is uncovered/presented
• questionnaires were revealed in which 9 of the students who got the messages said they were not overtly bothered by Machado’s email

11/18/97

• jury deadlocked, 9 to 3 in favor of acquittal
• Case said to have national importance by federal prosecutors, so a second trial was set for Jan. 27, 1998

2/13/1998

• RichardMachado is found guilty on 2 counts of civil rights violations
• Took only 3 weeks of trial to reach verdict
• Following conviction, Machado is released on a $10,000 bond from custody