BUFFALO, N.Y. – A man has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for cyberstalking a woman and her family.
Daniel Richter, 47, of Middle Island, NY, was sentenced to serve 60 months in prison by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.
Between December 24, 2023, and March 27, 2024, Richter sent hundreds of threatening and sexual emails via the internet to Victim 1’s personal email address.
He threatened not only Victim 1, but members of her family as well. For instance, over a two-day period in February 2024, Richter sent over 50 email messages to Victim 1’s personal email address, including one email mentioning Victim 1’s son by name.
He also sent multiple emails and/or Google voicemails to Victim 1 on an almost daily basis, which became more threatening as time progressed.
Richter threatened to visit Victim 1 in person and threatened to kill her.
In March 2024, Richter traveled from California to the Western District of New York, where he was arrested at a local hotel.
Law enforcement found photos of Victim 1, handwritten notes of Victim 1’s phone number, as well as a black knit ski mask, and several bottles of women’s hair dye in Richter’s hotel room.
Richter has a previous conviction for interstate communication of threat to injure in the Western District of New York, for which he was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison in September 2020.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Franz M. Wright.
The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office, under the direction of Sheriff Michael Filicetti, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Acting Special Agent-in-Charge Brendan Dunford.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Cybercrime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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