Sidhartha Kumar Mathur, Threatening a Congressman, Maryland 2020

A Maryland man has been sentenced to federal prison for threatening a Maryland Congressman.

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Sidhartha Kumar Mathur, age 35, of West Friendship, Maryland to two years’ probation including eight weekends in the federal bureau of prisons and six months of home detention with electronic monitoring for making false statements to federal agents, relating to the death threats he sent to a Member of Congress representing Maryland.

The sentence was announced by Acting United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Jonathan F. Lenzner and Chief Tom Manger of the United States Capitol Police.

According to his guilty plea, in December 2020, Mathur communicated a threat in a webmail message on a congressional representative’s website. Mathur’s threats included violent statements such as ‘I will kill you and blow up your office if you try to take my vote away’ and ‘I know where you and your family lives. You will be ended.’

Mathur also left a threatening voice message on the same Representative’s District Office voicemail stating similar threats including, ‘If you even mess with my vote, I’m going to come and slit your throat and I’ll kill your family.’

As detailed in his plea agreement, Mathur further acknowledged that Individual B was a former neighbor and classmate. However, Mathur falsely denied responsibility for the webmail threat submitted in Individual B’s name.

Acting United States Attorney Jonathan F. Lenzner commended the U.S. Capitol Police for their work in the investigation. Mr. Lenzner thanked Assistant U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers who prosecuted the case.

Sentencing Date: Not specified in the article. However, based on the information provided, it can be inferred that the sentencing occurred after December 2020 and before the article was published.

Outcome: Two years’ probation, including eight weekends in the federal bureau of prisons and six months of home detention with electronic monitoring, along with 100 hours of community service.

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