Indictment Charges New York Man with Threatening Former Business Partner

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2013-12-07

Roger Eichenholtz, 70, of Westchester County, New York, was charged by indictment with one count of communicating threats, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. After losing civil litigation over a business, Eichenholtz sent a numbering of harassing e-mails to his opponents threatening further litigation. On September 24, 2013, Eichenholtz sent another e-mail threatening civil and criminal litigation. He concluded the e-mail with the following:

PLAN B- if for some unforeseen miracle, you escape justice, I have access to a “Side Bolt 45.cal with 6 silver bullets that have your name on them.”

If convicted, the defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of five years of imprisonment, three years of supervised release, a $250,000 fine, and a $100 special assessment.

Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation

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