A New York state man who left multiple threatening messages on the voicemail of Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia in 2022 has pleaded guilty to charges filed against him.
The man who made the calls spelled out his name and left his phone number, according to Business Insider.
Joseph Morelli, 51, of Endicott, New York, pleaded guilty Wednesday, according to a Justice Department news release.
According to the affidavit used to charge Morelli, he made seven calls to Greeneās Washington office over two days in March 2022.
āYeah, I just donāt think I can go on letting you, you know, cause hatred and poison to people. I really think Iām gonna have to cause you harmāphysical harm. Youāre putting commercials where you blow up a car, and you just⦠I donāt know if I can link you to anyone committing suicide, like a transgender person, directly to you,ā the call said, according to the affidavit.
āIām gonna have to take your life into my own hands. Yeah, I would really, really caution you not to cause someone to harm someone else because of your evilness. Youāre just a horrible person,ā the affidavit said the message left read.
āYou know, you can file charges, and we can go to court,ā he said, adding that it would allow him to say āhow bad you are for humanity. Youāre a pile of sāt, and if you keep up with this hatred and people get hurt, Iām gonna hurt you. Physically, Iām gonna harm you.ā
The affidavit said that in another call, Morelli began by leaving his name and phone number.
He then said, āāMajory,ā whatever the h*** your name is, redneck, you promote violence, and I think as a true patriot and humanitarian and human being, I think Iām gonna have to show you, to your face, right up front, what violence truly is, and I donāt think youāre gonna like it.ā
ā I can pay someone 500 bucks to take a baseball bat and crack your skull,ā he said, according to the affidavit.
āKeep spreading that hate, b****. See what the f*** happens to you. You are going to get f***ing physically hurt. Keep talking that s***, b****.ā
The Justice Department release said that in another call, Morelli said, āIām gonna make sure that, even if they lock me up, someoneās gonna get you ācause Iāll pay them to.ā
According to the affidavit, threats were issued against law enforcement if they were to respond to any complaint about the calls.
Greene told The New York Post that Morelli was being treated better than participants in the Capitol Incursion.
āA man pleads guilty for planning to kill me or paying someone to do it. Now heās at home, able to do it while awaiting sentencing. But a guy who sat at Pelosiās desk faces 20 years & people who walked into the Capitol on J6 are rotting in jail pretrial,ā Greene said.
āThe press keeps asking me about threats against Rep. Omar, but none of them knew about this guilty plea for a threat against my life. Multiple people who want to kill me have been arrested, but the DC media doesnāt report it,ā Greene said. āItās two-tiered justice and two-tiered coverage.ā
The Justice Department release said Morelli could face up to five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years probation.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.
