A New York man has been formally charged and indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly threatening to murder a Department of Homeland Security officer and his family, as well as making threats to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on social media.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York formally indicted Matthew White last week on charges of threatening to assault and murder a federal law enforcement officer and interstate communication of a threat to injure a person. Those charges carry up to 10 years in prison. White was arraigned on Thursday, Jan. 8, and released on conditions.
As of publication, the 43-year-old White’s X account, @MatthewWhi17466, remained live. Federal prosecutors have confirmed that the account belongs to White, who was apprehended last July…