Anthony Alfano, Threatening USPS Employees and Burning Down U.S. Post Offices, New York 2024

Anthony Alfano, 46, of Ossining, New York, was arrested in Yorktown Heights, New York, this morning for threatening to kill U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees and burn down U.S. post offices in Ossining, New York.

As alleged in the Complaint, on Saturday, June 22, 2024, Alfano was awaiting the delivery of a parcel that had been mailed out via USPS from Florida the evening before. In a series of phone calls with USPS call center representatives, Alfano threatened to kill USPS employees and burn down U.S. post offices because he apparently believed the parcel was not going to arrive when he wanted it to.

Alfano’s threats included saying, "I am gonna start killing you guys one by one." He also said, "people are going to die," and that there would be "a lot of dead bodies," "hurt people," and people who would "not be returning home." Alfano also swore to kill his local mail carrier, stating that he would "walk up to him" and "blow his brains out."

Alfano also made threats to kill members of the postal police by using incendiary ammunition, as well as threats to burn down U.S. post offices. For example, he welcomed the arrival of the postal police and said, "as soon as they show up at my door they’re gonna catch a hot one," referring to shooting them with a "napalm round" from his 12-gauge shotgun. "I’m going to kill every one of those motherfuckers," he said. He further threatened, "I’m gonna burn all the post offices down to the ground" and said he would go to his local post office and "burn it down to the fucking ground."

Underscoring his commitment to carry out his threats, Alfano said several times, "I don’t make threats, I make promises." He also expressly swore to carry out his threats and said, "I really don’t care if I go to jail or not."

Alfano has a history of encounters with law enforcement because of prior threats he has made against others, including local police officers, delivery persons, and customer service representatives.

Alfano is charged with threatening interstate communications, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison, and willfully making a threat involving fire, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. He is expected to appear this afternoon in White Plains federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge Victoria Reznik.

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