US EditionMassachusetts Man Sentenced to 26 Months for Threats to Synagogues, Israel Consulate
Reardon made 98 threatening calls to Boston's Israeli consulate and synagogues in Attleboro and Sharon, prompting increased security and a 26-month prison sentence, prosecutors said.
- On Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Julia E. Kobick sentenced 60-year-old John Reardon to 26 months in prison and three years of supervised release.
- Between Oct. 7, 2023 and Jan. 29, 2024, Reardon called the Israeli Consulate in Boston 98 times and faced charges for threats against synagogues in Attleboro and Sharon.
- Prosecutors noted that the Israeli Consulate in Boston increased security and staffers requested escorts after Reardon's threats, some members of Sharon and Attleboro synagogues have not returned.
- He must also pay $1,260 in restitution, and Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley said `Americans have the right to worship freely and without fear` in her statement issued Thursday.
- According to Reardon’s public defender Jessica P. Thrall, he was depressed, off psychiatric medication, and obsessively watched Gaza coverage, which she argued fueled his actions, not neo-Nazi ties.
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Threatening to Bomb Shuls, Kill Jewish Children
A Massachusetts man who waged a months-long campaign of violent, antisemitic threats against Jewish institutions has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison. John Reardon, 60, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick in Boston to 26 months behind bars after pleading guilty in November to multiple charges stemming from what prosecutors called a “relentless series” of threats targeting shuls and the Israeli consulate in Bo…
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