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Neurosurgeon kicked off cruise ship speaks out

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    Fake Twitter account under doctor's name makes bioterrorism threat

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On this story this week he was kicked off a carnival crew is after being linked to -- fake tweet.

That threatened -- bio terror attack.

Federal agents quickly as you can imagine swarmed -- this cruise ship.

They searched the doctor's room trying to figure out there was any threat coming from haven't.

The doctor told them that he had no idea what they were talking about he handed over his -- to take a look at it.

It turns out that is Twitter account had been hacked.

But he was still asked to leave the ship anyway doctor Jack Cruz joins me now -- to good morning good to have -- Thanks I appreciate it Martha BI we just -- -- sort of the background of the story that you gotta tell us what it what -- -- feel like when you got the bang on the door and suddenly they're in your face ad accusing you of threatening -- -- -- Felt like I was on episode 124 it just was kind of shocking to to see especially when I had no idea what was going on.

Today I'm kinda you know what what what -- daylight.

Now that I would say the dolls and pleas for would have been threatening and obviously since I was in the dark about this I had -- clue.

One of the offices in particular was not very nice.

But when the FBI got there the tone everything everything changed he was very very nice.

Mean so.

It you know that I mean a crazy thing is that after they determined.

Or how they really determined that they thought you know Pratt when they asked you to leave the ship.

While they did the FBI and Homeland Security cleared me by about carnival the captain on the ship decided that it wasn't safe.

For me to stay on the boat and they asked me to leave within ten minutes of -- geisha.

Thank you on the ship the you're asked to come on -- did it day as a favor right lasted to come -- and speak about your diet work as a doctor right.

Guy I came up of protocol called called -- Genesis on the left and prescription reset.

And I was there to speak to 350 people about you know this issue for one of leaders in -- community.

I mean Jimmy -- And you you know in terms of carnival on their response I think we have part of their statement.

About why they did with a dead and you know they're expressing sort of airing on the side of caution -- -- -- -- -- the investigation was ongoing at the point.

That the ship needed to depart it was in the best interest of all the gas and crew to err on the side of caution.

And not allow him to -- -- -- in some ways can you understand their reaction I mean you know god forbid if this were happening they see it tweet that says -- there are.

By a lot of vials and vials and biological weapons on -- they're -- I can understand their inclination to want to get you -- Key.

-- to you and if he just put the news on this week we've heard about bombings in Syria.

An -- terror terror you know threats so I completely understand it but I also think that it's so simple sign up for a Twitter account.

That we need to make sure the federal prosecutor down in Houston and also the FBI.

Prosecute the people who did this because you know -- a couple months and getting ready go to Harvard University this can easily happen again it was just too easy to occur.

And that part is shocking and how do you feel about carnival have they treated you well in all this are you okay with them now are now.

Well them the my main thing is when I came off the ship by -- -- email to making Aronson is their CEO.

Explaining what happened to me -- not my concern was that 350 people that spent money to come hear me speak I wanted them to know.

That I was not a bioterrorist because you have to realize when this was all going on there was about fifty to seventy people seeing this go on in my room.

And I had no ability to tell them what is going on his -- -- so I came home yes.

We -- right when I came home I had I had I had my attorney put.

A message on my website to try to get that message to the people -- carnival did send a letter to those people and let them know.

Right after Cruz thank you very much sorry about what happened GO it's quite a story it's when are gonna have for the rest your life I think.

Did tell good busiest -- thanks very much thank you.

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