John Keller says workers facing onslaught for ‘dutifully and reliably doing their jobs’ as man given 30 months for threatsElection officials across the US are facing an onslaught of unfounded hostility for “dutifully and reliably doing their jobs”, the head of a federal taskforce set up to protect the election community from violent threats said on Monday.John Keller, who leads the day-to-day efforts of the election threats taskforce, based in Washington, told reporters that the wave of violent...
The local co-designed action plan has successfully secured £8,047,327 which will fund 58 council area projects. Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council Cllr Patricia Logue welcomed the news today, commenting: “Reaching this point has been the culmination of a long process working with, listening to, and empowering local communities across the entire geography of our city and district. "It has involved designing, costing and detailing 58 projects under three themes – Community...
An outsize number of the prosecutions have involved Arizona, a swing state that helped clinch President Biden’s 2020 victory and then became hotbed for false conspiracy theories.
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Joshua Russell of Bucyrus, Ohio, had pleaded guilty on Aug. 31, 2023, in Phoenix to a federal charge of making an interstate threat against Hobbs, a Democrat who, as secretary of state, was Arizona’s chief elections officer in 2022 and now serves as the state’s governor.
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 Monday to 2 1/2 years in prison.
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 in prison.
Jury finds Kimberly Zapata guilty of a felony. Sentencing will take place on May 2.
With £31m committed to improving politicians' safety, how bad is the abuse our local leaders face?
The defense minister received 96.2 million votes in his third run for the nation’s top office.
The SNP 's plans to split from the UK's defence forces and create a 20,000-strong Scottish Army were branded a 'threat to national security' by a senior UK Minister last night.
The Department of Justice is investigating dozens of threats made to election workers, federal officials said Monday, and has charged 20 individuals so far. “These are the first responders of democracy and we will continue to investigate and prosecute those who would threaten to do them harm,” said Gary Restaino, U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona, at a press conference highlighting the recent convictions. Thirteen of the 20 charged individuals have been convicted. Of the ten who have...