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Engineer Sentenced to 10 Years for PG&E Bombings

12/18/2025

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  • Peter Karasev, a San Jose engineer, was sentenced to ten years in prison for bombing Pacific Gas and Electric Co. transformers.
  • The attacks occurred in December 2022 and January 2023, causing over $200,000 in damages and disrupting power for more than 1,500 customers.
  • Karasev pled guilty to two counts of willful destruction of an energy facility.
  • He will pay nearly $215,000 in restitution and serve three years of supervised release.