California Man Found Guilty of Sending Threatening Emails to FBI that Included Threats to Bomb Its L.A. Field Office

A federal jury convicted a California man for sending threatening emails to the FBI, including ones in which he threatened to bomb the FBI Los Angeles Field Office and referenced the notorious “Unabomber.”

Mark William Anten, 52, of Sun Valley, was found guilty of two counts of threats by interstate communication. He has been in federal custody since December 2023.

According to evidence presented at a three-day trial, from July 2023 to December 2023, Anten sent a series of increasingly threatening communications to the FBI, culminating in two threats to bomb the FBI field office in Westwood.

“This verdict should make clear that the Justice Department has no tolerance for threats of violence against the FBI,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. “The men and women of the FBI are courageous public servants who do their work with integrity and skill, and we will stop at nothing to hold accountable those who threaten them with violence.”

“Law enforcement officers put their lives on the line to keep our community safe and therefore deserve our thanks and respect,” said U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada for the Central District of California. “Those who threaten the FBI and other law enforcement officers ignore the daily sacrifices these officers make to protect us and undermine the rule of law. We will continue to stand with our law enforcement partners.”

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