NEWARK, N.J. — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - New Jersey), published as received.
NEWARK, N.J. – A New Jersey man was charged with making interstate threats to a Jewish organization located in New York, NY, United States Attorney Robert Frazer and Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced.
Cameron Patterson, 34, of Newark, New Jersey, was indicted on May 18, 2026 for transmitting interstate threats to injure another person. According to court records, Patterson sent three emails threatening physical harm to a New York-based Jewish non-profit organization on October 6, 2024. The individuals who received these emails feared for their safety and reported the communications to law enforcement. A search of Patterson’s iCloud account revealed multiple images depicting or referencing violence, threats of violence, and mass shootings. Patterson, who was previously charged by complaint and released, will be arraigned on a date to be determined.
The charge of transmitting a threat in interstate or foreign commerce carries a statutory maximum term of imprisonment of five years and a maximum fine of $250,000.
United States Attorney Frazer and Assistant Attorney General Dhillon credited special agents of the FBI, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Stefanie Roddy in Newark, with the investigation leading to these charges.
The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Susan Millenky of the Criminal Division in Newark and Trial Attorney Taylor Payne of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.
The charges and allegations contained in the indictment are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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