WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

Tampa, Florida -Benjamin Rubin (79,New Port Richey) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Charlene Honeywell to one year in federal prison forinterstate transmission of threats to kill multiple federal officials. Rubin pleaded guilty on December 22, 2025. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.

According to court documents,during the month of February 2025, Rubin began posting about his frustrations on social media. As his frustrations grew, the tenor of his postings became more violent, and he began threatening to injure and kill United States officials and political figures. ...