DOJ Prosecutes Threats Against Election Workers, Secures AZ Sentence

The Department of Justice is investigating dozens of threats made to election workers and has charged 20 individuals so far, with 13 of them being convicted. The DOJ official leading the Election Threats Task Force emphasized the seriousness of these threats, highlighting the significant prison sentences handed down to those convicted. The task force aims to proactively search for, investigate, and prosecute threats to election workers. The recent convictions include individuals who made threats against former Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, with one man sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for leaving threatening voicemails. The FBI reviews all reported communications, but for a communication to be considered a crime, it must include a serious expression of intent to commit an act of violence.