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   9-65.200 - Threats Against the President and Successors to the   
   Presidency; Threats Against Former Presidents; and Certain Other Secret   
   Service Protectees   
   The Counterterrorism Section of the National Security Division has   
   supervisory authority over 18 U.S.C. §§ 871 and 879 cases. As great   
   caution must be taken in matters relating to the security of the persons   
   protected by 18 U.S.C. § 871, United States Attorneys are encouraged to   
   consult with the Counterterrorism Section (CTS) of the National Security   
   Division when they have doubts on the prosecutive merit of a case. For   
   the same reason, dismissal of complaints under 18 U.S.C. § 871, when the   
   defendant is in custody under the Mental Incompetency Statutes (18   
   U.S.C. §§ 4244, 4246), requires approval from CTS. In other cases,   
   United States Attorneys must consult prior to dismissing a count   
   involving, or entering into any sentence commitment or other case   
   settlement involving a § 871 charge.   
      
      
   https://www.secretservice.gov/newsroom/releases/2024/01/phoenix-   
   an-arrested-making-online-death-threats-against-president-and   
      
   PHOENIX –David Michael Hanson, 41, of Phoenix, was arrested on Wednesday   
   for making online threats against the President and Vice-President.   
   Hanson was charged by Federal criminal complaint on Tuesday with five   
   counts of Threats Against the President and Successors to the Presidency   
   and five counts of Interstate Communication of Threats.   
      
   The complaint alleges that in November and December of 2023, while   
   living in Arizona, Hanson used a social media platform to post threats   
   to murder the President and Vice President of the United States. On   
   November 19, 2023, Hanson posted online a series of threatening   
   statements including one that stated, “#joeAndKamala I’m asking you to   
   resign on Monday your alternative is death brutally murdered.” After the   
   U.S. Secret Service spoke to Hanson and warned him that it was a Federal   
   crime to post such threats, on December 23, 2023, Hanson posted another   
   series of similar threats aimed at the President and Vice-President.   
      
   Each count of Threats Against the President and Successors to the   
   Presidency carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison, a fine of   
   up to $250,000, and up to three years of supervised release. Each count   
   of Interstate Communication of Threats carries a maximum sentence of   
   five years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and up to three years of   
   supervised release.   
      
   A complaint is simply a method by which a person is charged with   
   criminal activity and raises no inference of guilt. An individual is   
   presumed innocent until evidence is presented to a jury that establishes   
   guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.   
      
   The United States Secret Service is conducting the investigation in this   
   case. The United States Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, is   
   handling the prosecution.   
      
      
   Those can be reported here:   
      
   https://tips.fbi.gov/home   
      
   https://www.justice.gov/action-center/report-crime-or-submit-complaint   
      
   https://www.secretservice.gov/contact   
      
   https://www.dhs.gov/see-something-say-something/reporting/california   
      
      
   Fellow citizens, won't you join in ending Rudey's terrorism here?   
      
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