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On June 14, 2022, Curtis Lee Moran, age 42, from Williston, North Dakota, made several threatening phone calls to individuals employed with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Initially, Moran called the White House VA Call Center and stated that he was going to kill his doctor. Thereafter, Moran called the Fargo VA Medical Center and left voice messages stating he was going to stab and harm his Fargo VA Medical Center doctor. The next day, on June 15, 2022, Moran again called the Fargo VA Medical Center and left a voicemail stating that he was going to shoot up the hospital.



"VA personnel and the veterans they serve should feel safe while working and receiving care within VA facilities,” said Special Agent in Charge Gregory Billingsley with the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General's Central Field Office. "The VA OIG and our law enforcement partners are committed to identifying and stopping individuals who would threaten VA personnel and operations.”



This case was investigated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs- Office of Inspector General and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan J. O'Konek.



18:875(c) - THREATENING INTERSTATE COMMUNICATIONS

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Defendant was found guilty and was sentenced to 12 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release.