Michael Mahoney, 62, was arrested for allegedly threatening to murder a prominent federal official and their family. The threats came during a phone call to the official's relative, who Mahoney raged against, confirming their identity and issuing violent threats. Call records linked Mahoney to the threat. After refusing to answer his door to law enforcement, he was taken into custody. He faces up to five years in prison if convicted of transmitting interstate threats. Mahoney did not enter a plea during his arraignment and remains held until a court hearing.
The charge of transmitting interstate threats to injure another person can result in up to five years in prison if convicted.
According to prosecutors, a relative of the federal official was having dinner when the relative received a threatening phone call from Mahoney.
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