A man from Tampa, Florida, was sentenced on Thursday to one year in prison for threatening to plant a bomb in the district office of a member of the House of Representatives, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced.
District Judge Mary S. Scriven said Rigoberto Albizar Martinez, 57, must also remain under home confinement for one year following his release from prison.
In December, a federal jury found Martinez guilty of threatening to destroy a building using an explosive.
According to a complaint filed with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Martinez called the Tampa district office of a member of the House of Representatives on May 1, 2024, and “left a vulgar, racist, obscenity-laden voicemail,” in which he threatened to plant a bomb in their office….