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Engineer Sentenced to 10 Years for PG&E Transformer Bombing

12/18/2025

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Peter Karasev, 39-year-old engineer from San Jose, was sentenced to ten years in federal prison for bombing Pacific Gas and Electric transformers.
The attacks occurred December 8, 2022, and January 5, 2023, causing over $200,000 in damage and disruption for 1,500 customers.
Karasev pleaded guilty to two counts of willful destruction of an energy facility.
He will serve three years of supervised release.
He will pay nearly $215,000 in restitution.

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Story summary

Peter Karasev, 39-year-old engineer from San Jose, was sentenced to ten years in federal prison for bombing Pacific Gas and Electric transformers.
The attacks occurred December 8, 2022, and January 5, 2023, causing over $200,000 in damage and disruption for 1,500 customers.
Karasev pleaded guilty to two counts of willful destruction of an energy facility.
He will serve three years of supervised release.
He will pay nearly $215,000 in restitution.