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politics1 year ago

"Rising Threats: DOJ Charges 20 for Targeting Election Workers"

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.

via The Washington Post|
#arizona#election-threats#justice-department
crime-and-justice1 year ago

"Rising Threats: Crackdown on Election Officials' Safety Intensifies"

Joshua Russell of Ohio was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for making death threats to Arizona's top election official, Katie Hobbs, during the 2022 election season. The threats, made in voicemails, caused deep fear and apprehension for Hobbs and her office employees. Russell had pleaded guilty to a federal charge of making an interstate threat against Hobbs. The case is part of the U.S. Justice Department’s Election Threats Task Force, which focuses on threats of violence against elected officials and election workers. Russell apologized for his actions, attributing them to depression, anger, and substance abuse, and expressed remorse in a letter to Hobbs.

via The Associated Press|
#arizona#crime-and-justice#death-threats
politics1 year ago

"FBI Director Warns of Fast-Moving Threats to US Elections"

FBI Director Christopher Wray warned of fast-moving threats to American elections this year, citing advances in artificial intelligence that make interference easier. While there's no evidence of foreign entities changing votes, concerns over influence operations persist. Wray emphasized the need to share specific, evidence-based threat information to arm the public and partners against foreign influence. The FBI's concerns come amid past instances of Russian interference and recent charges against an FBI informant for false allegations about Biden family corruption.

via The Associated Press|
#artificial-intelligence#christopher-wray#election-threats
politics2 years ago

Arizona's Election Lies Lead to Plague of Hate and Ignored Priorities.

Threatening emails and social media posts have become the new normal for elections officials in Arizona, especially those in swing states such as Maricopa County. Since the county became a frequent target in 2020 after Trump lost both it and the state, the county has worked to catalogue and respond to threats to protect its employees and try to hold the people making these threats accountable, creating one of the most robust threat monitoring and response systems in the nation. The number of threats against Maricopa county elections officials increased in 2022 compared with 2020, though the county improved and perfected the way it catalogued threats, making a direct comparison difficult.

via The Guardian US|
#arizona#election-lies#election-threats