Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Indiana man sentenced to 2 years in prison for threatening to kill Jewish people
An Indiana man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years in prison, and two years of supervised release, for sending violent anti-Semitic threats to various anti-defamation league offices.
According to the records filed in the case, 67-year-old Andrezj Boryga left voicemails at Anti-Defamation League offices in New York, Texas, Colorado and Nevada.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said Boryga used anti-Semitic slurs on eight voicemails as he threatened to assault or kill Jewish people.
According to the DOJ, over the last few months, they have brought charges, obtained plea agreements and obtained sentences for more than 30 defendants for criminal acts "motivated by anti-Semitic hate."
"Hate-fueled threats of violence seek to fracture our society and isolate communities from one another," Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said. "This defendant made heinous, repeated violent threats targeting Jewish people and organizations. His actions were not just heinous, they were unlawful. This case represents the latest effort by the Justice Department to combat the disturbing increase in threats against Jews and Jewish institutions across the United States that we have seen in the wake of Oct. 7."
The FBI Indianapolis Field Office investigated the case.
"Everyone in our country should be able to sit in safety regardless of how they worship, free from bigoted threats meant to make them afraid," Zachary A. Myers, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, said. "This criminal's horrific threats sought to put fear into Jewish communities. Violent antisemitism and bigotry must be given no sanction in this country."
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