The man who bombed PG&E electrical transformers on two separate occasions was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced this week that Peter Karasev, 39, of San Jose, California, was sentenced yesterday to 120 months in federal prison for two counts of willful destruction of an energy facility. The two separate bombings of PG&E electrical transformers occurred in late 2022 and early 2023.
“Karasev’s specialized knowledge in explosives, the vast quantity of bomb-making materials discovered in his home, and his readiness to deploy both against our Nation’s energy infrastructure made him a very dangerous individual who posed a significant risk to public safety,” Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Eisenberg said. “The National Security Division is committed to prosecuting attacks on critical infrastructure to the fullest extent of the law.”…