U.S. Department
of Justice
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New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Mailing Threatening Communication
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on November 9, 2023, SHAUN CHAPMAN (“CHAPMAN”), age 38, pleaded guilty to mailing a threatening communication, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 876(c).
According to court documents, CHAPMAN mailed a letter to the Robert Nixon Federal Courthouse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that contained threats to the President and Vice-President of the United States, Supreme Court justices, and Department of Justice employees. A U.S. Secret Service investigation revealed that the letter was mailed from the Orleans Justice Center where CHAPMAN was incarcerated on unrelated charges.
CHAPMAN faces a maximum term of ten (10) years imprisonment, a fine of up to $250,000, up to a three (3) year term of supervised release, and a mandatory $100 special assessment fee.
U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the United States Secret Service in investigating this matter. Assistant U.S. Attorney Gregory M. Kennedy of the Violent Crime Unit is in charge of the prosecution.
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Shane M. Jones
Public Information Officer
United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
United States Department of Justice
Updated November 14, 2023
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