A Silicon Valley engineer was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on Tuesday for bombing electrical transformers, causing widespread outages.
U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman sentenced Peter Karasev, 39, of San Jose, Calif., for the 2022 and 2023 attacks on Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) facilities.
Karasev pleaded guilty on April 20 to two counts of willful destruction of an energy facility. Court records indicate he admitted that on Dec. 8, 2022, and Jan. 5, 2023, he willfully damaged the energy facilities.
“Karasev’s attacks on critical infrastructure were direct threats to public safety and national security,” said U.S. Attorney Craig Missakian for the Northern District of California. “He aimed to inflict widespread disruption and harm, but we remain steadfast in our commitment to holding accountable those who threaten the safety and well-being of the residents of San Jose.”…