Suzanne Craft, Mailing Threatening Communications, Kentucky 2020

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A federal jury has found Suzanne Craft, 54, guilty of mailing threatening communications to her neighbors in a Louisville neighborhood.

According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Craft sent multiple threatening communications via the United States Postal Service to a family that lived in her Lake Forrest neighborhood in November and December of 2020. Many of these communications contained threats of violence and racial slurs.

Craft was convicted of five counts of mailing threatening communications in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 876(c). The jury further found that for each of these five counts, Craft sent the threatening communications to her neighbors because of their actual or perceived race or color.

Craft faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison for the crimes. She is currently in federal custody pending sentencing and is set to appear before a United States District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky on June 21, 2023.

The FBI Louisville Public Corruption Civil Rights Task Force and the United States Postal Inspection Service are investigating the case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Christopher Tieke and Stephanie Zimdahl are prosecuting the case, with assistance from paralegal Carissa Moss.

Sentencing is a crucial step in this case, as the judge will determine the final sentence after considering the sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors. Craft's actions have been deemed a serious crime, and the outcome of the sentencing will have significant consequences.

The case serves as a reminder of the importance of respecting the rights and dignity of others, and the severe consequences that can arise from engaging in hate-filled behavior.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdky/pr/federal-jury-finds-louisville-woman-guilty-mailing-threatening-communications