The man posted a series of threats against the secretary of state and special envoy via social media.
The Southern Florida District U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that a man from Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty to three counts of transmitting death threats through interstate communications. The man posted a series of threats, in English and Spanish, against the lives of Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Special Envoy Kristi Noem on social media. The man faces up to five years in prison for each count.
“Threatening to execute public officials is not political speech, it is a federal crime,” said U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quiñones for the Southern District of Florida. He added that the “guilty plea makes clear that those who attempt to terrorize public servants or intimidate them through threats of violence will be swiftly identified, prosecuted, and held accountable.”
The Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security led the investigation with support from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the City of Miami Police Department, and the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office. Diplomatic Security.
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Sources: Department of State, PJ Media, MSN, Jerusalem Post
