Former Voice of America employee indicted for threatening Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

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July 19, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Maryland man and former Voice of America employee has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly making repeated threats to kill U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, her staff, and their families, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.

Seth Jason, of Edgewater, Maryland, was arrested early Thursday morning by U.S. Capitol Police and the Anne Arundel Police Department. He is scheduled to appear before a magistrate judge in U.S. District Court later in the day.

According to the unsealed indictment, Jason placed eight threatening calls between October 11, 2023, and January 21, 2025, to the Dalton and Rome district offices of Rep. Greene (R-Ga.). Investigators allege that Jason used multiple phone lines connected to studios and control rooms at the Voice of America headquarters in Washington, D.C., where he had been employed.

The indictment charges Jason with influencing a federal official by threatening a family member, influencing a federal official by threat, interstate communications containing threats to kidnap or injure, and anonymous telecommunications harassment.

If convicted, Jason faces a maximum of 10 years in prison on each count of influencing a federal official, five years for interstate threats, and two years for telecommunications harassment.

The investigation was led by the U.S. Capitol Police and the State Department Office of Inspector General, with assistance from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland and the Anne Arundel Police Department. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Travis Wolf and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Brendan Horan.

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