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Threatening Government Officials Of The United States
It’s A Crime!
It’s Called, “Criminal Threatening!” Intimidation-Menacing / Cornell Law School
Penalties For This Crime Can Include Up To Five Years In Federal Prison, A Fine Of Up To $250,000, Or Both.
Criminal Intimidation Is Defined As Any Act Which Causes Another Person To Fear That They, Or Someone In Whom They Have An Interest, Will Be Subjected To Any Injury, Harm Or Danger.
The person who causes such fear is said to have committed the offence of criminal intimidation.
Section 115(a)(2) of Title 18 covers threats against all Federal employees. When such threat is done with intent to impede, intimidate, or interfere with such Federal employee, while engaged in the performance of official duties, or with intent to retaliate against, such Federal employees.
Threatening other officials is a Class D or C felony, usually carrying maximum penalties of 5 or 10 years under 18 USC § 875, 18 USC § 876 and other statutes, that are investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Intimidation is an act or course of conduct directed at a specific person to cause that person to fear or apprehend fear.
The intimidation may become a civil or criminal offense. 18 US Code § 1514
Legal Implications of Criminal Threats and Intimidation
New York State Law
In New York State a person threatening another person with imminent injury without engaging in physical contact is called "menacing."
A person who engages in that behavior is guilty of aggravated harassment in the second degree (a Class A misdemeanor; punishable with up to one year incarceration, probation for an extended time, and a permanent criminal record).
When they threaten to cause physical harm to another person, they are guilty of aggravated harassment in the first degree (a Class E felony), if they have a previous conviction for the same offense. [3][4][5][6]
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*A threat made against a judge, may be considered obstruction of justice. [3]
Threatening federal officials' family members is also a federal crime.
In enacting the law, the Committee on the Judiciary stated that "it is a proper Federal function to respond to criminals who seek to influence the making of Federal policies and interfere with the administration of justice by attacking close relatives of those entrusted with these tasks." [4]
There are three elements of the offense of making an illegal threat.
There must be a transmission in interstate commerce.
There must be a communication containing the threat.
The threat must be a threat to injure the person of another. [5]
Threats can also sometimes be punished under the statutes criminalizing assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain United States Government officers or employees. [6] Disruption to government function. And the possibility of inciting others to violence. [7]
United States Sentencing Guidelines take a number of factors into consideration in determining the recommended penalty. Including evidence of the person's intent to carry out the threat. The person's intent can greatly affect the sentence.
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There is also a 6-level official victim enhancement, which makes the recommended penalty, per the sentencing table, approximately double that which would apply if an ordinary citizen were the victim. [8]
There can be many motives for making threats, including political motives. [9]
