Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) was caught on camera engaging in unusual behavior at a constituent's home, but it appears he will not face criminal charges for it.

An earlier report from TMZ confirmed video showing Fine rifling through a voter's mailbox, captured by a doorbell camera. Because tampering with the mail is a federal offense — 18 U.S.C. § 1702 makes it a crime to take any letter from a mailbox or other authorized depository before it has been delivered to the addressee, and mailboxes themselves are federal property — the footage prompted swift calls on social media for his prosecution. Willful violations of the statute can carry fines and up to five years in prison.

The homeowner, however, has declined to press charges, TMZ said in a follow-up report. Private citizens cannot themselves bring federal criminal charges, since those decisions rest with federal prosecutors, but a complainant's unwillingness to pursue a case is frequently a decisive factor in whether one moves forward.

The Computer-Aided Dispatch report reviewed by TMZ found that "the homeowner determined after 'doing some digging' the man in her video was Fine, who rang her doorbell before going through the mailbox 'letter by letter.'"

Fine, who was first sent to Congress in a special election last year — winning the seat Mike Waltz vacated to become President Donald Trump's national security adviser, after serving in both chambers of the Florida Legislature for nearly a decade — is a divisive and controversial figure known for bizarre antics in his school days, and he has alienated many of his Republican colleagues. He has triggered outrage in the past for saying Gaza should be "nuked" like Japan in World War II.

Source: Raw Story