Joshua Michael Furbeck Sentenced to Serve 42 Months in Prison on Two Felony Charges
BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK - Joshua Michael Furbeck, age 22, of Oswego, New York, was sentenced today to serve 42 months in prison for Threatening to Murder a Federal Law Enforcement Officer, and 42 months in prison for Threatening to Murder a Family Member of a Federal Law Enforcement Officer, announced Acting United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Lewis Robinson, Special Agent in Charge of the United States Secret Service, Buffalo Field Office. The 42-month sentences will run concurrently to one another. Furbeck was also sentenced to serve a three-year term of supervised release following his release from prison.
As part of hisguilty plea, Furbeck admitted that on Sept. 17, 2016, he called the United States Secret Service Office in Syracuse, New York, and left a voicemail message in which he threatened to kill a specific Secret Service Agent and members of his family. On Oct. 27, 2016, Furbeck was interviewed in person by Secret Service Agents and made additional threatening statements against the same specific Secret Service Agent.
This case was investigated by United States Secret Service, Buffalo Field Office, and the New York State Police (Troop D), and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Miroslav Lovric.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
