Illinois Man Pleads Guilty to Making Interstate Threats

BANGOR, Maine: An Illinois man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Bangor to making threatening interstate communications. 

According to court records, Massimo Frangella, 24, sent seven identical emails to Maine public officials from his email account. The subject line of each read: “You’re going to die.” In the body of the emails, Frangella further threatened: “I’m going to kill you and all of your child raping friends.”

Frangella faces up to five years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and up to three years of supervised release. He will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigative report by the U.S. Probation Office. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

The FBI investigated the case with assistance from Maine Capitol Police.

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