A Florida man in state prison has been charged with three counts of mailing threatening communications and three counts of influencing, impeding, or retaliating against a federal judge.
Marcus Pratt, 38, Crestview, Florida, faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison on each count.
According to the indictment, Pratt sent a handwritten letter through the U.S. Postal Service dated August 2, 2023, addressed to the federal courthouse in Miami, threatening that his associates would kill a certain United States District Judge.
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Pratt sent another hand-written letter dated September 23, 2023, threatening that Pratt’s associates were going to kill the judge and whoever was at his house when they got there.
Finally, Pratt sent a handwritten letter dated October 10, 2023, telling the judge that the defendant’s associates would kill him very soon.
All letters were signed by Pratt and threatened to kill the judge due to the performance of his official duties and with the intent to retaliate against the judge on the account of the performance of his official duties.
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Marshal Service investigated the case, which is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Rachel Lasry and Kirwinn Mike.
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