Libyan convicted of threatening two federal judges
LIBYA – A news report by the American network WHEC said Akram Marseet had been convicted on a charge of threatening to kill two federal judges in Rochester, New York State.
A phone call dating back to 2024
The report, summarised by Al-Marsad, said the 42-year-old Libyan citizen made the threats in 2024 in a phone call to the court clerk’s office in the western district of New York, a body that includes people under the protection of the service.
A reference to a pending civil case
The report added that a federal jury convicted him after he identified himself during the call, referred to the number of a pending civil case and spoke about its details. He was also known to the employee he spoke to, after earlier visits to the court clerk’s office, according to the prosecution.
Threats after his case was dismissed
The report said the prosecution stated that Marseet appeared agitated and upset because his case had been dismissed, and that he directed threats at the two judges during the call.
A maximum sentence of up to 10 years
The report noted that two charges had been brought against him relating to threatening a US federal judge, and that the maximum penalty for each is 10 years in prison.
An earlier case concerning a discrimination claim
It added that the civil case that had previously been dismissed concerned his claim that he was subjected to discrimination while working at Rochester Institute of Technology.
