"Rising Threats: DOJ Charges 20 for Targeting Election Workers"
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The Justice Department has charged around 20 individuals for threatening election workers, with some receiving sentences between one and 3½ years. The cases primarily stem from the aftermath of the 2020 election, with Arizona being a focal point due to conspiracy theories about election rigging. The officials emphasized that death threats are not protected speech and have led to election workers leaving their jobs. A man from Ohio was sentenced to 30 months in prison for threatening Arizona's top election official, while another man from Iowa was imprisoned for separate election-related threats.
- Federal officials say 20 have been charged for threatening election workers The Washington Post
- 20 have been charged for threatening election workers around the country: Feds The Hill
- Ohio man gets 2.5 years in prison for Katie Hobbs death threats The Independent
- The DOJ is investigating dozens of threats against election workers NBC News
- US election officials face ‘new era’ of violent threats, taskforce chief warns The Guardian US
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