Former Voice of America Employee Pleads Guilty to Making Threats Against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

WASHINGTON - Seth Jason, 64, of Edgewater, Maryland, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to making anonymous, telephonic threats against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene between October 2023 and January 2025, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro and United States Capitol Police Chief Michael Sullivan.

Jason pleaded guilty to one count of Interstate Communications with a Threat to Kidnap or Injure and one count of Anonymous Telecommunications Harassment.

U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan set a sentencing date for June 18, 2026.

"Seth Jason repeatedly threatened to assault and kill Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and did so from inside Voice of America where he was employed. No one should have to live their life in fear wondering if those threats are about to be fulfilled," said U.S. Attorney Pirro. "Today's guilty plea sends a clear message-my office will not take these threats lightly-think twice because we will find you and we will convict you."

House of Representatives. In those calls, Jason repeatedly threatened the Representative, the Representative's family, and the Representative's staff.

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 the Representative's office stating that the Representative would not "see the inaugural," and that the Representative, the Representative's staff, and the Representative's family would be dead. Then, on Jan. 21, 2025, Jason left another threatening voicemail with the Representative's congressional office, stating the Representative and the Representative's staff "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, a former Voice of America employee, placed each of the eight calls while he was working inside of the VOA headquarters, which is in the District of Columbia.

Jason faces a statutory maximum sentence of five years in prison on the charge of Interstate Communications with a Threat to Kidnap or Injure and two years in prison on the charge of Anonymous Telecommunications Harassment. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

This case was investigated by the United States Capitol Police and Department of State Office of Inspector General. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Brendan Horan and Travis Wolf.

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