Boston Man Sentenced for Threatening a Federal Law Enforcement Officer

BOSTON - A Boston man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for threatening a federal law enforcement officer.

Kenneth Pacheco, 34, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Julia E. Kobick to 16 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. In January 2028, Pacheco pleaded guilty to one count of threatening a federal law enforcement officer. Pacheco was arrested and charged in October 2025.

In May 2025, law enforcement received a tip from an anonymous complainant alleging that an individual using the online moniker "Amir Haqqani" was using a Facebook account to make threats against the complainant and other individuals. In response, Pacheco was interviewed by law enforcement. In July 2025, a relative of Pacheco expressed concerned that Pacheco may pose harm to himself and in response and law enforcement spoke with Pacheco again. On Oct. 7, 2025, Pacheco responded to these interventions by lashing out with threats aimed at friends, acquaintances and a federal agent. Specifically, Pacheco threatened that people would "get hurt," that he would "put people in the [] hospital" and that he would "blow" the agents "brains out."

United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher R. Looney of the National Security Unit prosecuted the case.