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Man Indicted for Making Threat Against U.S. Senator

U.S. Attorney’s Office September 01, 2011
  • Eastern District of Pennsylvania (215) 861-8200

Dmitry Dyatlov was charged today by indictment with one count of interstate communication of a threat, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. It is alleged that on or about August 1, 2011, Dyatlov stated an intention to shoot J.L., a United States Senator, in a posting on a blog that Dyatlov wrote on the Internet.

Information Regarding the Defendant
Name: Dmitry Dyatlov
Address: Philadelphia, PA
Year of Birth: 1987

If convicted, the defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of five years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, one year of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Arlene Fisk.

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