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A San Fernando Valley man who admitted to a 14-month campaign in which he intimidated a Jewish victim with violent, anti-Semitic rhetoric and threatened to "exterminate" Jews and Asian Americans was sentenced Monday to 43 months in federal prison.
Andre Morrow Lackner, 35, of Northridge, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer after pleading guilty on Jan. 29 to one count of stalking. However, he has been in federal custody since December 2022.
“Hate and intolerance, including anti-Semitism, are both wrong and un-American,” said U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada. “Our nation is one of inclusion, not exclusion, and through this case we send a strong message that we will not tolerate attempts to divide us.”
Krysti Hawkins, acting assistant director in charge of the FBI's Los Angeles field office, stressed that Monday's sentencing is proof of zero tolerance for hate-based criminal activity and the FBI's commitment to holding accountable those who seek to threaten or harm innocent people.
From June 2021 to October 2022, Lackner sent a series of abusive text messages to the victim. In them, Lackner directed a series of anti-Semitic comments at the victim. Examples of these were: “Hitler is right about you,” “I want to see all Jews exterminated from this earth,” “