{"id":2016303,"date":"2023-08-30T01:12:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T05:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-death-threats-against-arizona-officials-over-2020-election\/"},"modified":"2023-08-30T01:14:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T05:14:13","slug":"iowa-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-death-threats-against-arizona-officials-over-2020-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-death-threats-against-arizona-officials-over-2020-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Iowa man jailed for threatening Arizona officials over 2020 election."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fiowa-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-death-threats-against-arizona-officials-over-2020-election%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2016303&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>An Iowa Man Sentenced to Prison\u200c for Making Death Threats Against Arizona Officials<\/h2>\n<p>An \u2062Iowa \u2062man has\u200d been sentenced to two\u2063 and a half \u2063years in \u200dprison\u2063 for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-art-dealer-served-jail-time-and-allegedly-defrauded-investor\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Art Dealer Served Jail Time and Allegedly Defrauded Investor\">making death threats<\/a> against Arizona&#8217;s former attorney general and a Maricopa County election official related to the \u20642020 election,\u200d the Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/man-sentenced-threatening-maricopa-county-election-official-and-then-attorney-general\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> court documents have shed\u200b light \u200don the case involving Mark Rissi, \u2064a 64-year-old resident of Hiawatha.<\/p>\n<p>In September 2021, Mr. Rissi \u200callegedly left a threatening voicemail directed \u200bat Clint Hickman, an official from the\u2064 Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, in\u200c which he reportedly used\u2063 the term \u200c&#8221;lynch&#8221; and employed derogatory language to demean the official.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/district-attorney-seeks-oct-23-trial-for-all-19-defendants-in-fulton-county-election-case-5482726\">District Attorney Seeks Oct. 23 \u200cTrial for All 19 Defendants in Fulton County Election Case<\/a> &#8211; 8\/29\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/tech\/x-to-allow-political-ads-ahead-of-2024-elections-5482679\">X to Allow Political Ads Ahead of 2024 Elections<\/a> &#8211; 8\/29\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another incident outlined in\u2062 the court documents points to December 2021, \u200cwhen Mr. Rissi sent a second threatening voicemail, this time directed at the \u2062then-Attorney General of Arizona Mark Brnovich.\u200b The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iowa-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-death-threats-against-arizona-officials-over-2020-election\/\" title=\"Iowa man jailed for threatening Arizona officials over 2020 election.\">voicemail reportedly contained language suggesting harm<\/a> and implied a threat of violence against Mr. Brnovich.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Rissi was quoted as saying: &#8220;<strong>I\u2019m a victim \u2064of a crime. My family is a victim of \u200ca\u2063 crime. My extended family is a victim of a crime. That crime was the theft of the 2020\u2064 election. The election\u200c that was \u2063fraudulent across the state of Arizona, that \u200cthe\u2064 attorney general knows was fraudulent, that the attorney general has images of the conspirators deleting election fraud data from the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors computer system. Do your job, Brnovich, or you will hang with those [expletive] in \u2062the\u200c end. We will see to it. Torches \u200cand pitchforks. That\u2019s your future,\u200d [expletive]. Do your job.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mr. Rissi pleaded guilty to two counts of sending a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-doj-refuses-to-prosecute-man-who-repeatedly-threatened-to-kill-fox-news-hosts\/\" title=\"Biden DOJ Refuses to Prosecute Man Who Repeatedly Threatened to Kill Fox News Hosts\">threatening interstate communication<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Acting Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri of the DOJ&#8217;s Criminal Division welcomed the two-and-a-half-year sentence Mr. Rissi received.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaetz-promises-new-america-first-rallies-in-face-of-multiple-cancellations\/\" title=\"Gaetz Promises New \u2018America First\u2019 Rallies In Face Of Multiple Cancellations\">sentence makes clear<\/a> that individuals who illegally threaten election officials and others associated with the electoral process will face meaningful penalties,\u201d Ms. Argentieri said. &#8220;The Justice Department will diligently investigate and prosecute attempts to illegally threaten, intimidate, and coerce \u2062the individuals administering the nation\u2019s free and fair elections.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The content of both \u200dvoicemails indicated that Mr.\u200d Rissi&#8217;s threats\u2063 were rooted in his belief in election fraud in the 2020 election, with a\u2064 particular focus \u2063on \u2063the election results in\u200d Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Rissi had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-synagogue-bomb-plot\/\" title=\"Colorado Man Sentenced To Prison For Synagogue Bomb Plot\">previously pleaded guilty<\/a> to two counts of sending a threatening interstate communication, underscoring the severity of the charges he faced.<\/p>\n<p>The development comes \u200cas part of the DOJ&#8217;s ongoing efforts to address threats of violence against election workers across the \u2063nation, a concern that led to the establishment of the Election Threats Task Force. The task force was announced by Attorney General Merrick Garland and launched by Deputy Attorney General Lisa\u2062 Monaco in June 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The Election Threats\u200c Task Force has \u2062spearheaded <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Iowa man, Mark Rissi, has received a two and a half-year prison sentence for issuing death threats to Arizona&#8217;s ex-attorney general and a Maricopa County election official. 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