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Threatening federal officials' family members is also a federal crime; in enacting the law, the Committee on the Judiciary stated that "Clearly it is a proper Federal function to respond to terrorists and other criminals who seek to influence the making of Federal policies and interfere with the administration of justice by attacking close ...
Threatening the president of the United States is a class D felony under United States Code Title 18, Section 871. [ 52 ] [ 53 ] It is punishable by up to 5 years in prison , [ 52 ] a maximum fine of $250,000, [ 54 ] a $100 special assessment , [ 55 ] and up to 3 years of supervised release . [ 56 ]
The threats to Biden prompted another visit from the FBI that turned tragic when an agent fatally shot Robertson after he allegedly aimed a gun at them.
Hanson's threatening messages aren't the first in the nation. Several people have been arrested or sentenced for making violent threats against judges, attorneys and law enforcement who prosecute ...
A former Fresno worker who got fired then sent threatening messages and cyberstalked his old boss is now facing prison time plus a hefty fine.
The text of hate mail often contains profanity, or it may simply contain a negative message. Senders of hate mail normally send anonymous letters or pose as someone else (either a different or fictitious individual) in order to avoid being identified and tracked down, as the nature of some hate mail would inevitably result in criminal charges ...
Thompson's wife told US broadcaster NBC that he had received threatening messages before. "There had been some threats," Paulette Thompson said. "Basically, I don't know, a lack of [medical] coverage?
However, the threatening message did not mention the location of an attack. [ 5 ] The company took the initiative in tracking down the originating IP address of the message, giving the information to the FBI , so that the FBI could track down the Internet Service Provider , and the actual sender of the original message. [ 6 ]