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Philadelphia Man Sentenced for Vile Threats
A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for making antisemitic and Islamophobic threats to eight victims.
Yaniv Gola, 51, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on February 14, 2024 by United States District Court Judge Kai N. Scott to 16 months’ incarceration followed by three years of supervised release for interstate communication of threats, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Gola pleaded guilty to eight counts of making telephone calls threatening to injure, rape, and kill eight different victims between August 2, 2022, and November 5, 2023. The calls were made using a Voice Over Internet Protocol service to mask his phone number.
On one of the calls, Gola threatened, ‘You f***ing Jew, now I know where you are. I’m going to kill all you Jews … You all should be shoved back into ovens. I’m going down to [victim’s business location] to kill you.’
Gola also made other disturbing threats, including saying ‘I want to put a bullet in your head … You f***ing Muslims’ and ‘You’re Jewish, I’m from Hamas. You’re animals and pigs … If you don’t leave that place, we’re going to blow you up.’
‘Yaniv Gola made hundreds of these calls and texts, terrorizing his victims with incredibly vile, violent threats,’ said U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero. ‘He learned where they lived and worked, deploying those details just to heighten their fear. My office and the FBI will continue to hold accountable anyone making such cruel and criminal threats.’
The case was investigated by the FBI and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney J. Jeanette Kang. The FBI was assisted by the Philadelphia Police Department, the Media Borough Police Department, the Cinnaminson Township (N.J.) Police Department, the Newtown Township (Delaware County) Police Department, and the Haddonfield (N.J.) Police Department.
Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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