A federal employee who spent more than a year making anonymous death threats against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been sentenced to prison, bringing a close to a case that underscored the growing wave of threats directed at elected officials across the country.
On Thursday, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced that Seth Jason, 65, of Edgewater, Maryland, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to one count of interstate communications with a threat to kidnap or injure and one count of anonymous telecommunications harassment. U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan also ordered Jason to serve two years of supervised release following his prison term.
According to prosecutors, Jason carried out an extended campaign of threats targeting Greene between October 2023 and January 2025. What makes the case particularly striking is where the calls originated. Investigators determined that all eight threatening calls were placed from inside the headquarters of Voice of America in Washington, D.C., where Jason worked as a longtime employee funded by taxpayers.
Before the sentencing, Pirro highlighted the seriousness of the case.
Seth Jason repeatedly threatened to assault and kill former Congresswoman Greene and he did so from inside Voice of America where he had a taxpayer-funded job. His menacing phone calls were part of an alarming increase in threats directed at Members of Congress and other… https://t.co/hq9Uw9e95y
— US Attorney Pirro (@USAttyPirro) June 18, 2026
“Seth Jason repeatedly threatened to assault and kill former Congresswoman Greene and he did so from inside Voice of America where he had a taxpayer-funded job,” Pirro wrote. “His menacing phone calls were part of an alarming increase in threats directed at Members of Congress and other government officials. No one should have to live their life in fear wondering if threats are about to be fulfilled.”
Court records show the threats became increasingly graphic over time. In one October 2023 voicemail, Jason allegedly stated that he and his “friends” wanted to attend a Greene event carrying AK-47 rifles and shoot the congresswoman “one between the eyes.” Days later, another message claimed that ammunition had been stockpiled and that Greene, her staff, and her offices would be targeted.
The threats intensified further in January 2025. On January 8, less than two weeks before President Donald Trump’s inauguration, Jason reportedly left a voicemail warning that Greene would not live to see the event and that her family and staff would also be killed. The day after the inauguration, prosecutors say he called again, telling Greene’s office they were “as good as dead” and describing violent fantasies about hearing victims take their last breaths.
Federal investigators eventually traced the calls to multiple phone lines within Voice of America’s headquarters. Jason was arrested in July 2025 following a joint investigation by the U.S. Capitol Police and the State Department’s Office of Inspector General.
At the time of his arrest, Jason also served as a volunteer reserve officer with the Anne Arundel County Police Department. The department later confirmed that he no longer holds that position.
Jason ultimately admitted responsibility for all eight threatening calls and entered a guilty plea in December 2025.
