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Michigan man charged with threatening to kill FBI Director Kash Patel and one of his associates

Published 5:00 PM CT, Saturday, October 31, 2026 · Updated 5:17 PM CT
In the 5 PM CT update

Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Michigan charged Anthony Daniel Palazzolo, 42, with threatening to murder FBI Director Kash Patel and one of Patel's unnamed associates, the Washington Examiner reported. Palazzolo was arrested Friday and charged with one count of interstate communications involving threats, a felony punishable by up to five years in federal prison.

• Kash Patel
• FBI
• Threats
• Michigan
• Justice Department
• Anthony Daniel Palazzolo
• Federal charges
• Political violence
• United States