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\"\"A Nebraska man plead guilty Thursday to making multiple threatening posts on an Instagram page associated with an election official, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n

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According to court documents, Travis Ford, 42, of Lincoln, made multiple threats in August 2021 toward the election official, specifically: \u201cDo you feel safe? You shouldn\u2019t. Do you think Soros will\/can protect you?\u201d and \u201cYour security detail is far too thin and incompetent to protect you. This world is unpredictable these days\u2026.anything can happen to anyone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Ford is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 6 and faces up to two years in prison.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

FBI Denver is investigating the case, with the assistance of FBI Omaha.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Justice Department will not tolerate illegal threats of violence against public officials,\u201d said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. \u201cThreats of violence against election officials are dangerous for people\u2019s safety and dangerous for our democracy, and we will use every resource at our disposal to disrupt and investigate those threats and hold perpetrators accountable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\"woman\u201cThreatening violence against election workers in an attempt to intimidate them while in performance of their duties will not be tolerated,\u201d said\u00a0FBI\u00a0Director Christopher Wray. \u201cThreats to election workers have no place in our society, and today\u2019s plea demonstrates the success of our collaborative efforts to ensure the safety of the workers we entrust to effectuate the democratic process.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud to work with our partners at FBI Denver, the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office in Nebraska, and the Justice Department\u2019s Criminal Division to hold this defendant accountable for threatening an election official in Colorado,\u201d\u00a0said U.S. Attorney Cole Finegan for the District of Colorado.\u00a0\u201cIf you make online threats of violence, do not count on remaining anonymous.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Ford also posted similar messages on Instagram pages associated with the President of the United States and with another public figure, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trial Attorney Jonathan E. Jacobson of the Criminal Division\u2019s Public Integrity Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Tessie L. Smith for the District of Nebraska are prosecuting the case.<\/span><\/p>\n

Substantial assistance was provided by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Aaron M. Teitelbaum and Cyrus Y. Chung for the District of Colorado.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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