The United States Attorney’s Officeannounced Monday that a Schuylkill County was sentenced for threatening an FBI Agent.
According to the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Joshua Frisch, age 42, of Frackville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on August 7, 2024, to time served (six months) and three years of supervised release by United States District Court Judge Julia K. Munley for one count of Influencing a Federal Official by Threat.
According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, Frisch previously pled guilty to threatening federal law enforcement officers, namely FBI Agents, with the intent to interfere with those officers in the performance of their official duties.
Frisch further admitted that between November 12, 2022, and November 13, 2022, he posted a series of threatening communications on multiple social media accounts, including Truth Social and X, formerly known as Twitter, which were designed to interfere with federal law enforcement officers in the performance of their official duties.
The matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant United States Attorney James Buchanan prosecuted the case.
The matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant United States Attorney James Buchanan prosecuted the case.