Thursday, December 21, 2017

Ex-Journalist Sentenced to Five Years in Jail for Threats to US Jewish Groups, Stalking


by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff


A former journalist who admitted to calling in bomb threats to US Jewish centers as part of an extensive campaign of cyber stalking his ex-girlfriend was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday.

US District Judge Kevin Castel in Manhattan sentenced Juan Thompson after hearing a statement from Francesca Rossi, which the judge called “perhaps one of the most eloquent presentations I’ve heard in this courtroom.”

He noted that he was exceeding federal sentencing guidelines, something he rarely did, but said “the level of intensity, the maliciousness” of Thompson’s conduct warranted it.

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Source: The Empire Report

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