Former Voice of America Employee Sentenced for Making Threats Against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

WASHINGTON - Seth Jason, 65, of Edgewater, Maryland, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 30 months in federal prison in connection with a 15-month campaign of intimidation in which he made anonymous death threats against former U.S. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.

"Seth Jason repeatedly threatened to assault and kill former Congresswoman Greene and he did so from inside Voice of America where he had a taxpayer-funded job. His menacing phone calls were part of an alarming increase in threats directed at Members of Congress and other government officials," said U.S. Attorney Pirro. "No one should have to live their life in fear wondering if threats are about to be fulfilled. Today's sentence sends a clear message. My office will not take these threats lightly."

Jason pleaded guilty on Dec. 18, 2025, to one count of Interstate Communications with a Threat to Kidnap or Injure, and to one count of anonymous telecommunications harassment. In addition to the 30-month prison term, U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan ordered Jason to serve two years of supervised release.

According to court documents, Jason made eight calls between Oct. 11, 2023, and Jan. 21, 2025, to the congressional offices of Marjorie Taylor Greene, who was at the time a member of the House of Representatives. Jason made explicit threats involving shooting and murdering Greene, her staff, and her family, including using AK-47s and stockpiled ammunition.

On Oct. 11, 2023, Jason placed a call using a phone line at VOA headquarters to the congresswoman's Dalton, Georgia, District Office. Jason left a voice message that said: "My friends would like to go to a Greene rally because we have our AK-47s and we alls want to take them out on her because that's what we need. One between the th- th- the eyes."

On Oct. 13, 2023, he left a voicemail saying "This is Kevin and my friends and I have followed her great advice about stocking up and stockpiling ammo. We have done that. And our next step is to come after Greene and her offices and her staff and exercise our Second Amendment rights and take them all out."

The threats escalated over time, culminating with two threats coinciding with the Presidential Inauguration. Specifically, on Jan. 8, 2025, just 12 days before the Inauguration, Jason left a voicemail with Greene's office stating that the Representative would not "see the inaugural," and that she, her staff, and her family would be dead.

Then, on Jan. 21, 2025, Jason left another threatening voicemail with her congressional office, stating she and her staffers "were as good as dead," and to "make your last will ready, because we are coming after you, and the only thing you're going to hear is bang…I'm yearning to hear you cry for your last breath."

The investigation revealed that Jason, then a Voice of America employee, placed each of the eight calls from inside of the VOA headquarters in the District.

Joining U.S. Attorney Pirro in making the announcement was Chief Michael Sullivan of the United States Capitol Police.

This case was investigated by the United States Capitol Police and the Department of State Office of Inspector General. The matter was prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Brendan M. Horan, who is detailed to the U.S. Attorney's Office from the United States Capitol Police, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Travis Wolf.

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