Allan Poller, Threatening a Member of Congress, New Hampshire 2023

Keene, New Hampshire – In a chilling display of vitriol and menace, 23-year-old Allan Poller allegedly left a threatening voicemail for a member of the United States House of Representatives, prompting a federal indictment and a possible decade-long prison sentence.

According to charging documents, on the evening of March 29, 2023, Poller called the congressional office in Washington D.C. and left a harrowing message, stating, ‘Hi, my name is Allan Poller, A-L-L-A-N P-O-L-L-E-R, phone number []8931. And I just want to let you know, Representative [Name], if you keep on coming for the gays, we’re gonna strike back and I guarantee you, you do not want to fuck with us. We will kill you if that’s what it takes. I will take a bullet to your fucking head if you fuck with my rights anymore. And then if you want to keep going down that path, you know who’s next.’

The indictment, handed down by a federal grand jury, includes one count of threatening to assault and murder a federal official, and one count of transmitting in interstate commerce a threat to injure the person of another. Poller will appear in federal court for arraignment at a later date.

U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announced the indictment, which carries a possible sentence of up to 10 years in prison for count one and up to 5 years for count two. Each count also provides for up to 3 years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division, led the investigation, with valuable assistance provided by the Keene, New Hampshire Police Department and the Springfield, Vermont Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jarad E. Hodes is prosecuting the case.

The details contained in the indictment are allegations, and Poller is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

In this case, the threat was not a mere idle boast, but a calculated effort to intimidate and coerce a public official into submission. The consequences of such actions can be severe, and authorities are right to take these allegations seriously.

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