Tallahassee男子跨州跟踪认罪：以1美元转账附威胁信息累计约2000美元，最高面临5年监禁
美国司法部佛罗里达北区联邦检察官办公室宣布，佛罗里达州 Tallahassee 市居民 Matthew D. Weger（33岁）已在联邦法院承认跨州跟踪罪。宣布这一认罪的是联邦检察官 John P. Heekin。
Heekin 表示，这次成功的起诉确保被告将为其数月间向受害人发出的多项刑事威胁承担责任，他的办公室不会犹豫，会积极起诉任何超出宪法保护言论界限、越线成为刑事威胁的人。
法庭文件显示，执法部门接到一名人士举报，称被告曾发表针对执法人员的威胁言论。调查人员约谈后得知，被告自2023年12月14日至2024年6月25日持续跟踪这名人士，留下包含杀害威胁在内的威胁信息与语音留言。受害人多次要求停止未果，将其号码拉黑后，被告仍能继续留下语音信箱留言。
被告还通过 Cash App 向受害人发送附言付款：每笔1美元、累计约2000美元，每一笔付款都附带一条威胁信息。
Weger 最高面临5年监禁。量刑定于2027年2月5日下午1时在 Tallahassee 由联邦地区法官 T. Kent Wetherell II 主持。
此案由烟酒枪炮及爆炸物管理局（ATF）、联邦调查局（FBI）与 Tallahassee 警察局联合调查，助理联邦检察官 Eric Welch 负责起诉。案件属于司法部「夺回美国行动」（Operation Take Back America）的一部分。（来源：美国司法部佛罗里达北区联邦检察官办公室）
Tallahassee Man Pleads Guilty to Interstate Stalking: Sent About $2,000 in $1 Payments Carrying Threats, Faces Up to 5 Years
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida announced that Matthew D. Weger, 33, of Tallahassee, Florida, has pleaded guilty in federal court to interstate stalking. U.S. Attorney John P. Heekin announced the plea.
Heekin said the successful prosecution ensures the defendant will be held accountable for the numerous criminal threats he made toward the victim over the course of several months, and that his office will not hesitate to aggressively prosecute anyone whose behavior exceeds the limits of constitutionally protected speech and crosses the line into criminal threats.
Court documents show that law enforcement received a tip regarding threatening statements the defendant made against law enforcement officers. Investigators learned that the defendant had been stalking the individual from at least December 14, 2023, through June 25, 2024, leaving threatening messages and voicemails, including threats to kill. The defendant refused to stop calling and messaging; after the individual blocked his number, he was still able to leave voicemails.
The defendant also sent the individual payments through Cash App of $1.00 each, totaling approximately $2,000, with each payment accompanied by a threatening message.
Weger faces up to 5 years' imprisonment. Sentencing is scheduled for February 5, 2027, at 1:00 p.m. before U.S. District Judge T. Kent Wetherell II in Tallahassee.
The case was investigated jointly by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Tallahassee Police Department, and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric Welch. It is part of the Department of Justice's Operation Take Back America. (Source: U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida)
来源：美国司法部佛罗里达北区联邦检察官办公室
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