Fishkill, N.Y.: McCarthyism was a tragic era in our history. Bullying and lies intimidated the normally responsible Republican leaders into silence. The Second Red Scare’s fever broke when Joseph McCarthy’s ugly tactics became obvious to the general public as they watched, in horror, the televised Army-McCarthy hearings.
On June 1, 2022, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York unsealed a two-count indictment of Nathaniel Chastain, charging him with wire fraud and money.