Crime & Safety
Easley Man Indicted For Threatening Sen. Lindsey Graham
Simon Long faces 10 year sentence
A Pickens County man is charged with mailing threats to U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham.
Simon Peter Long, 31, of Easley, was indicted Tuesday for mailing threatening communications, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 876(c), U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles said.
The maximum penalty Simon Peter Long could receive is 10 years imprisonment.
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The case was investigated by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is assigned to Assistant United States Attorney Jeanne Howard of the Greenville office for prosecution.
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