View of the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse where Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira of the Massachusetts Air National Guard’s 102nd Intelligence Wing is expected to plead guilty later today in Boston, Massachusetts on March 4, 2024. Prosecutors requested a change of plea hearing for March 4, at which Teixeira will confirm his decision to reverse his current plea of not guilty. The Massachusetts Air National Guard IT specialist was arrested in April for allegedly orchestrating the most damaging leak of US classified documents in a decade, some of which concerned the war in Ukraine. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP)
A California man is facing federal charges after allegedly threatening violence in phone calls to companies in Massachusetts.
The office of acting U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy said Friday that 34-year-old Daniel Nguyen has been charged with transmitting a threat in interstate commerce.
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Nguyen was arrested Thursday and was set to appear in federal court in San Francisco before ultimately being transported to Boston.
In the first two months of 2024, authorities said Nguyen made five phone calls to unnamed Massachusetts companies, leaving voicemails threatening to use an AK-47 to "shoot up" their offices. Federal prosecutors said he promised to kill all employees in a "bloodbath."
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Additionally, prosecutors said Nguyen sent emails threatening violence to people in California and Nevada. Those messages contained race-based threats, authorities said.
If convicted, Nguyen would face up to five years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000, Levy's office said.
It was not immediately clear if Nguyen had an attorney.
