A Windsor man has pleaded guilty to extortion and making online threats. Michael Andrew Rodgers, 32, admitted late last month, in U.S. District Court to one count of threatening interstate communications and one count of extortionate interstate communications. He faces up to 25 years in prison and fines totaling $500,000. Sentencing is scheduled for February 4, 2026, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office release.
Rodgers was arrested in September 2024. One incident involved a threat posted on April 5, 2023, on a Springfield medical practice’s Google review page, including a gun image. In another case on April 6, 2024, Rodgers attempted to extort Social Security disability benefits, threatening violence if payments were not provided.
The investigation involved the FBI, Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General, Massachusetts State Police, Springfield Police, Windsor Police, and the Federal Protective Service. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney James J. Nagelberg is prosecuting the case in the Major Crimes Unit.
