California Man Found Guilty Of Threatening to ‘Unabomb’ FBI Field Office

Published on June 6, 2024

A California man was on Wednesday convicted of sending a series of threatening emails to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), with his messages making repeated reference to the notorious “Unabomber” and culminating in threats to bomb an FBI field office. Mark William Anten, a 52-year-old from Sun Valley, was found guilty on June 5 of two counts of making threats by interstate communication, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Mr. Anten, who was arrested and charged in December 2023 and has remained in federal custody since, has a sentencing hearing scheduled for Sept. 13. At the hearing, Mr. Anten will face a possible sentence of up to five years in prison for each count....