SANTA CRUZ â According to a statement by the Northern District of California U.S. Attorney's Office, a jury on Mar. 8 convicted 32-year-old Brian Broderick on one count of transmitting a communication containing a threat to injure. Broderick faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison.Court documents said that in 2021 and 2022, Broderick contacted the FBI on several matters, including allegations about his former employer.
Following a response by a special agent, prosecutors said Broderick sent a series of 'escalating and derogatory' emails to the special agent and other FBI agents.The statement by the U.S. Attorney's Office noted a Jun. 1, 2022 email where Broderick said he said he was 'literally hunting' the agent who initially reached out to him. Broderick went on to warn agents 'You act on this in . . . 24 hours, or I go beyond taking your livelihood.