62 岁的约翰·波拉德 （John Pollard） 被控威胁州政党代表对民意调查观察员，面临 5 年监禁。 62-year-old John Pollard charged with threatening state political party representative over poll watchers, faces 5 years in prison.

来自费城的62岁男子John Pollard被控对一名州政党代表进行暴力威胁, John Pollard, a 62-year-old man from Philadelphia, has been charged with making violent threats against a state political party representative recruiting poll watchers for the upcoming Election Day. Pollard据称发送了威胁性短信, 包括一封表示他会“活生生地活着”受害人的短信。 Pollard allegedly sent threatening text messages, including one indicating he would "skin alive" the victim. 他面临一项传播州际威胁的罪名，最高可判处五年监禁。 He faces one count of transmitting interstate threats, with a maximum penalty of five years in prison. 本案是司法部保护选举工作人员免遭暴力倡议的一部分。 This case is part of the Justice Department's initiative to protect election workers from violence.