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| Markara Man |
Markara Man, a 33-year-old man from California, "faces up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced Dec. 7" at US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, the Associated Press reported. Man pleaded guilty to the crime of intimidating, interfering with, or retaliating against a federal official by threatening to murder a family member.
Man sent threatening emails to Pai days after the December 2017 vote to repeal net neutrality rules, according to an FBI affidavit. One included the names and addresses of three preschools in or around Arlington, Virginia, and said, "I will find your children and I will kill them."
The messages were sent from a Gmail address. Google provided the FBI with an IP address that had been used by the account. The FBI was able to tie the IP address to Man by obtaining records from Internet provider Frontier Communications.
On Tuesday, Pai thanked law enforcement for its work in securing a guilty plea from a man who threatened his family.
“I would like to thank the U.S. Department of Justice, the FBI, local law enforcement, and FCC security officials for their hard work protecting my family and me," Pai said in a statement. "I am deeply grateful for all they have done to keep us safe.”
Defense lawyers said in court papers that mental illness contributed to Man's actions and that he is now receiving treatment.
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