A San Fernando Valley man who admitted to participating in a 14-month campaign in which he intimidated a Jewish victim with violent and anti-Semitic rhetoric, as well as threatening to ?exterminate? to Jews and Asian Americans, was sentenced Monday to 43 months in federal prison.
Andre Morrow Lackner, 35, of Northridge, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer after pleading guilty Jan. 29 to one count of harassment. However, he has been in federal custody since December 2022.
“Hate and intolerance, including anti-Semitism, are both wrong and un-American,” said U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada. “Our nation is one of inclusion, not exclusion, and through this case we send a strong message that we will not tolerate attempts to divide us.”
Krysti Hawkins, acting assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles field office, stressed that Monday’s sentencing is proof that there is zero tolerance for hate-based criminal activity and the FBI’s commitment to holding those who seek it accountable. threaten or harm innocent victims.
From June 2021 to October 2022, Lackner sent a series of abusive text messages to the victim. In them, Lackner directed a series of anti-Semitic comments at the victim. Examples of this were: “Hitler was right about you”, “I want to see all the Jews exterminated from this land”, “Would you like to celebrate the next shooting in the synagogue?” and “I will make sure to kill a Jew before I leave this Earth.”
Lackner also texted the victim multiple racist statements against Asian Americans, including: “We need to start hating Asians more and “wipe [Asians] off the planet.”
The text messages Lackner sent to the victim placed her in…
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