Greece man sentenced for threatening FBI agent and family

ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Steven L. Ploof, 48, of Greece, NY, who was convicted of threatening to assault a member of the immediate family of a Federal law enforcement officer with intent to impede with such law enforcement officer while engaged in the performance of official duties, or with intent to retaliate against such law enforcement officer on account of the performance of official duties, was sentenced to serve 14 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Meredith A. Vacca.

On September 15, 2025, Ploof went to the Ogden, NY, residence of an FBI Special Agent and his family. When he arrived at the house, Ploof placed two posterboard signs on the front porch, one sign read "Corrupt FBI AGENT!" and the other sign read "I Want To (expletive) Your Kids!" Video of Ploof placing the two signs on the front porch was obtained from a residential security system.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Everardo A. Rodriguez. The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Allen D. Davis II, the Greece Police Department, under the direction of Acting Chief Ryan Parina, the Ogden Police Department, under the direction of Chief Travis Gray, and the Orleans County Sherriff's Office, under the direction of Sheriff Christopher Bourke.

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