United States of America v. Daniel Logan Mock

Albuquerque, NM - The United States of America charged Daniel Logan Mock with the transmission of threatening communications in interstate commerce.



Daniel Logan Mock, 34, of Albuquerque, New Mexico pleaded guilty in federal court in Albuquerque on May 13 to two counts of transmission of threatening communications in interstate commerce.



In Mock�s plea agreement, he admitted committing these offenses in Bernalillo County, New Mexico on March 2 and March 13. He posted messages on Facebook threatening to kill Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, law enforcement officers, and other government officials.



Mock is currently in custody awaiting sentencing. He faces a maximum statutory penalty of up to five years in prison for each offense.



The FBI investigated this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jaymie L. Roybal is prosecuting the case.



18:875(c): Interstate Communication Threats which provides:



(a) Whoever transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any communication containing any demand or request for a ransom or reward for the release of any kidnapped person, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.



(b) Whoever, with intent to extort from any person, firm, association, or corporation, any money or other thing of value, transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any communication containing any threat to kidnap any person or any threat to injure the person of another, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.



(c) Whoever transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any communication containing any threat to kidnap any person or any threat to injure the person of another, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.



(d) Whoever, with intent to extort from any person, firm, association, or corporation, any money or other thing of value, transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any communication containing any threat to injure the property or reputation of the addressee or of another or the reputation of a deceased person or any threat to accuse the addressee or any other person of a crime, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.

Guilty