Justice Department warns of election misinformation
The FBI is asking everyone to be vigilant about what they see online or in person this election season and contact law enforcement.
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The FBI is asking everyone to be vigilant about what they see online or in person this election season and contact law enforcement.
Most threats reviewed by the FBI are not criminally actionable, officials said, though they noted that every single reported communication is reviewed.
Most threats reviewed by the FBI are not criminally actionable, officials said, though they noted that every single reported communication is reviewed.
An Ohio man who acknowledged making death threats in voicemails left for then-Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs during the 2022 election season has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years
Rebecca Noble/Getty ImagesAn Ohio man who in 2022 threatened to kill Katie Hobbs, now Arizona’s governor but then its secretary of state, was sentenced on Monday to two and a half years behind bars, a hefty sentence that comes amid a federal crackdown on election-related threats.Joshua Russell, 46, of Bucyrus, Ohio, acknowledged leaving three voicemails with Hobbs’ office accusing her of fraud at the height of election season. “America’s coming for you, and you will pay with your life, you commu