Morris County man admits to transmitting death threats against political commentator
MORRIS PLAINS BOROUGH, NJ (Morris County) – A Morris County man admitted to making interstate death threats against a political commentator, according to U.S. Attorney Alina Habba.
Haim Braverman, 47, of Morris Plains, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Evelyn Padin in Newark federal court to a charge of transmitting threats in interstate commerce.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court, on or about September 10, 2024, Braverman posted a video of himself on a social media platform in which he made various threats to a political commentator. Braverman admitted to having been angered by the commentator’s public statements about a prominent, now-deceased rabbi whom Braverman respected.
In the video, Braverman threatened to use a bat he was holding against the commentator, stating: “[y]ou’ll get what’s coming to you . . . , I’ve never met someone . . . if I could f**king kill you right now, I would not even . . . , f**k it I’ll give you the steel bat. I wouldn’t even stop. I’d kill you. Dead. . . . I’m threatening a death sentence against [the commentator].” Braverman also included a written comment on his post in which he stated: “[The commentator] needs to be killed.” Braverman also transmitted an audio message to a group chat on a messaging application, referencing the commentator and stating, “[a]fter I heard what . . . [the commentator] said, I will go to prison, gladly find her and kill her . . . I will find a f**king weapon and f**king kill her. I am outraged.”
Sentencing is scheduled for September 15.
