Joshua Hall, 22, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, made terrifying threats to the staff of a US Congressman, putting the lives of public officials in danger.
According to the Superseding Information, on August 29, 2022, Hall placed a series of telephone calls from Yonkers, New York, to the California office of a member of the US Congress. During those telephone calls, Hall conveyed threats to kill the Congressman to at least three different members of the Congressman’s staff.
Hall stated, in substance and in part, that he had a lot of AR-15s; that he wanted to shoot the Congressman; that he intended to come to the Congressman’s office with firearms; and that if he saw the Congressman, he would kill him. He further stated, in substance and in part, that he wanted to ‘beat the shit out of’ the Congressman and that he would find the Congressman wherever he was and hurt him.
Hall was arrested the same day the threats were made and was subsequently ordered detained pending sentencing. He previously pled guilty to wire fraud for impersonating family members of the then-President of the United States on social media to fraudulently raise funds for a fictitious political organization.
Hall pled guilty before United States District Judge Gregory H. Woods to one count of making interstate communications with a threat to injure, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. He previously pled guilty to one count of wire fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams praised the outstanding investigative work of the United States Capitol Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and thanked the City of Yonkers Police Department for their assistance.
The case is being handled by the Office’s Public Corruption Unit and General Crimes Unit. Assistant United States Attorneys Alexandra S. Messiter and Robert B. Sobelman are in charge of the prosecution.
Sentencing will be held on December 8, 2022.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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