A Massachusetts man was sentenced to nearly 10 years in federal prison for making online threats against Florida Congressman Randy Fine and his family. The man, 26, received the sentence after pleading guilty to transmitting interstate threats.
, the man entered his guilty plea on March 23, 2026, to making interstate threats to injure another person. According to the
Department of Justice
, between August 10 and August 15, 2024, the man posted threats that Fine's sons would “suffer the same fate,” alongside a photo of a person holding a gun.
Threats Targeted Fine's Sons
The threats targeted Fine's sons, bringing the attack directly to the congressman's family.
Federal investigators determined that the man made the threatening posts from IP addresses located in Spain. Agents questioned him, and a search of his phone revealed search history containing anti-Israel content, including the phrase israel should burn in hell, per the Department of Justice's account.
Arrested at Boston Logan Before Reaching Florida
Officers from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Massachusetts State Police apprehended Guerrero in early September 2024 at Boston Logan International Airport as he arrived from abroad, according to Space Coast Daily. The joint federal and state operation arrested him at the airport. At the time of the 2024 threats, Fine served in the Florida House of Representatives representing Brevard County, before his later election to the U.S. House representing Florida's 6th Congressional District.
Latest in a String of Threats Against Fine
Guerrero's sentencing comes shortly after another out-of-state threat case tied to Fine. The Florida Phoenix reports that 26-year-old Alex Justin Miller of Columbus, Ohio, was arrested on August 25, 2026, for sending an election day email threatening to behead Fine and murder his family. Fine has publicly stated that Miller's arrest marked the fourth federal death threat investigation centered on him in ten years.
Fine has also faced physical vandalism tied to his political profile, including a swastika sprayed on his sign at a Flagler Beach voting site last month.
How Federal Prosecutors Reached Nearly a Decade
Federal law sets a statutory maximum of 5 years in prison per count for transmitting threatening communications in interstate or foreign commerce under 18 U.S.C. § 875(c), according to Federal Lawyers.
The case also lands amid a documented surge in threats against members of Congress nationally. The U.S. Capitol Police Threat Assessment Section reported investigating 14,938 concerning communications and threats against members of Congress in 2025, a 58% jump from 9,474 cases in 2024, as reported by FOX 5 DC.
A separate June 2026 report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate found that violent online threats targeting members of Congress quadrupled on Facebook after major platforms scaled back content moderation safeguards in early 2025, based on an analysis of nearly 8 million comments directed at lawmakers over a 12-month period.
