WASHINGTON—A Maryland man has been indicted on charges of threatening a federal official and a family member, among other offenses, according to an announcement Thursday by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Seth Jason, of Edgewater, Maryland, was arrested early Thursday by U.S. Capitol Police and the Anne Arundel Police Department. He is expected to make his initial appearance Thursday afternoon before a magistrate judge in U.S. District Court in Washington.
The indictment, unsealed in the District of Columbia, charges Jason with influencing a federal official by threatening a family member, influencing a federal official by threat, interstate communications with a threat to kidnap or injure, and anonymous telecommunications harassment.
According to the indictment, Jason allegedly made threatening calls to the Dalton and Rome District Offices for U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, between Oct. 11, 2023, and Jan. 21, 2025.
An investigation by the U.S. Capitol Police revealed that the phone calls were made from various phone lines connected to studios and control rooms at Voice of America headquarters, where Jason had been a longtime employee. Over a 15-month period, Jason allegedly made eight calls threatening to use firearms to kill Greene, her staff, and their families.
The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro and Chief Michael G. Sullivan of the United States Capitol Police.
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