U.S. charges Texas man for threatening Georgia election officials

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Friday announced it has charged a Texas man with making violent threats against local election officials in Georgia, in the first criminal case of its kind since the 2020 presidential election. The case against Chad Christopher Stark of Leander, Texas, was the first to be brought by a special new task force formed last year to focus on investigating threats against local election workers and volunteers. “An important part of keeping the American people safe is protecting those who serve the public from violence and unlawful…

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