A Philadelphia man was sentenced to 33 months in prison for making racist, violent threats by phone, email, text message, and in person that targeted African-Americans.
Mark Tucci, 44, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to two counts of interfering with federally protected activities, one count of cyberstalking, and one count of interstate communication of threats.
The defendant repeatedly called and sent text messages and emails that consisted of racial epithets and violent threats to harm an employee of an agency of the City of Philadelphia and their colleagues.
Between April 18, 2024, and June 2, 2024, Tucci emailed the employee multiple times regarding a records request he had made to the agency. This escalated on June 3, 2024, when he repeatedly called the agency, and during two of those calls, he spoke with the employee, identified himself by name, and screamed at them.
Tucci willfully intimidated and interfered, and attempted to intimidate and interfere, with the employee because of their race and color, and because they were enjoying employment by, and all perquisites of, an agency of the City of Philadelphia.
On the morning of February 1, 2024, Tucci pulled up next to another car in heavy traffic on I-95 southbound, lowered his windows, and repeatedly screamed racial epithets and threats to kill and shoot the occupants of the other car.
Today’s sentence sends a clear message: hate-based violence has no place in America, said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon. The Civil Rights Division remains committed to ensuring that all Americans feel safe in their cities and communities.
The defendant will also serve two years of supervised release and pay $16,529.44 in restitution.
This case was investigated by the FBI and the Philadelphia Police Department, with assistance from the Pennsylvania State Police and the United States Attorney’s Office.
Mark Tucci, Violent Threats, Cyberstalking, Pennsylvania 2024
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Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Violent Crime|Cybercrime|Civil Rights Violations
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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