PHILADELPHIA - Roger Eichenholtz, 70, of Westchester County, New York, was charged today by Indictment with one count of threats, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. After losing civil litigation over a business, Eichenholtz sent a numbering of harassing emails to his opponents threatening further litigation. On Sept. 24, 2013, Eichenholtz sent another email threatening civil and criminal litigation. He concluded the email with the following:
PLAN B- if for some unforeseen miracle, you escape justice, I have access to a “Side Bolt 45.cal with 6 silver bullets that have your name on them."
If convicted, the defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of five years in prison, three years of supervised release, a $250,000 fine, and a $100 special assessment.
The case was investigated by Federal Bureau of Investigation and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Michael L. Levy.
An Indictment or Information is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, EASTERN DISTRICTof PENNSYLVANIA
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Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
