WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

Tampa, Florida -Andrew Nikhil Aiyar (28, Temple Terrace) has been sentenced by U.S. District JudgeSteven D. Merryday tofour years in federal prison forinterstate threats to kill.Aiyar pleaded guilty onJuly 28, 2026. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.

According to court documents and evidence admitted at the sentencing hearing,between September and November 2025, Aiyar become frustrated with an American media company and began sending harassing and threatening messages to individuals associated with the company. One of these individuals was Alissa Walsh, the wife of political med...