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Forensic examinations linked Petersen to email accounts used to publish the threats.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said the threats targeted eight federal judges, including a U.S. Supreme Court justice, and at least four elected federal officials.<\/p>\n<p>The jury returned guilty verdicts on all 20 counts following a trial before U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz.<\/p>\n<p>A sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled.<\/p>\n<h2>Fact checklist<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Defendant: Jeffrey Allen Petersen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Age: 68<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Residence: Minnetonka, Minnesota<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Federal district: District of Minnesota<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Charges: 20 federal counts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Threatening murder: 10 counts involving U.S. judges and elected officials<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Interstate threats: 10 counts involving threats to injure<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Verdict: Guilty on all 20 counts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Conviction date: Oct. 15, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Presiding judge: U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>U.S. attorney: Daniel N. 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Prosecutors said Petersen used online usernames associated with notorious mass murderers, including the perpetrators of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and the 2011 Norway attacks.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI and U.S. Marshals Service investigated the case.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MINNEAPOLIS \u2014 A federal jury convicted a 68-year-old Minnesota man of 20 criminal counts involving threats to kill federal judges and elected officials, federal prosecutors announced last week. 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