Seifert Threatens Mass Shooting at Albany VA, Pleads Guilty

Albany, New York – Robert J. Seifert, 58, of Canandaigua, New York, pleaded guilty to threatening to commit a mass shooting at the Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany.

The announcement was made by United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Special Agent in Charge Donna L. Neves of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General, Northeast Field Office.

Seifert pleaded guilty to a charge of making an interstate threat to injure another. He admitted to making a phone call to a Veterans Crisis Line operator in Portland, Oregon, on June 15, 2016, in which he stated ‘I got an Uzi and I wanna kill everybody at the Albany VA,’ ‘Watch what happens when I get to the Albany VA with my Uzi and I start shooting people up,’ and ‘I’m going to [expletive] kill everybody there.’

Seifert has been in custody since July 14, 2016. As part of the plea agreement, the government and Seifert’s attorney asked the Court to impose a sentence of time served at the time of sentencing, as well as 3 years of post-imprisonment supervised release. Sentencing is scheduled for July 28, 2017, before United States District Judge Mae A. D’Agostino.

This case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Barnett.

Mandatory Facts:

• Defendant: Robert J. Seifert
• Criminal Charges: Making an interstate threat to injure another
• City and State: Albany, New York
• Date: June 15, 2016 (crime date)
• Sentence: Time served and 3 years of post-imprisonment supervised release
• Date: July 28, 2017 (sentencing date)

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