A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to federal hate crime charges for threatening employees of two civil rights organizations because of their race and national origin.
The Department of Justice said Wednesday that Christopher Szaz of Raleigh sent threatening e-mails to employees at the National Council of La Raza and the Council on American Islamic Relations in Washington.
According to court documents, Szaz sent two e-mail messages in June 2007 threatening to bomb CAIR's office. Szaz also sent an e-mail the next month stating he would kill employees at the La Raza office.
Prosecutors said Szaz admitted his actions were motivated by racial and ethnic bias. He was sentenced to 45 days in prison.
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