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Spencer Gear Gets 5-Year Sentence for Threatening Federal Judges

6/3/2026

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Spencer Gear was sentenced to 60 months in prison and three years supervised release for threatening judges and officials.
Threats sent from November 30 2023 through July 7 2024 targeted eight federal judges, three state employees, and prosecutors in President Donald Trump’s hush-money case.
Prosecutors called Gear a “ticking time bomb” and far-right extremist during his Las Vegas bail hearing.
U.S. District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey, an Obama appointee, presided over the sentencing.

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Spencer Gear was sentenced to 60 months in prison and three years supervised release for threatening judges and officials.
Threats sent from November 30 2023 through July 7 2024 targeted eight federal judges, three state employees, and prosecutors in President Donald Trump’s hush-money case.
Prosecutors called Gear a “ticking time bomb” and far-right extremist during his Las Vegas bail hearing.
U.S. District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey, an Obama appointee, presided over the sentencing.