Dallas man sentenced to 26 months in prison for hate crime threats against Sikh nonprofit

The Brief

  • A Dallas man, Bhushan Athale, was sentenced to 26 months in federal prison for hate crimes and interstate threats.
  • Athale made violent, religiously motivated threats against a Sikh civil rights organization in New Jersey in both 2022 and 2024.
  • In addition to prison time, Athale will serve three years of supervised release and is prohibited from contacting his victims.

A Dallas County, Texas man was sentenced to 26 months in prison for a federal hate crime and for making violent interstate threats against various individuals based on their religion.

Threats include the employees of a Sikh nonprofit organization located in New Jersey.

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