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Park Forest man given 1 year in federal prison for threatening immigration authorities online

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CHICAGO — A Park Forest man will spend a year in federal prison for threatening violence against federal immigration authorities last summer. Michael Stover, a 34-year-old Park Forest resident, has been sentenced to one year in federal prison for posting threats against federal immigration authoriti…

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  1. WGN Chicago

    Park Forest man sentenced to 1 year for threatening immigration agents on social media (opens WGN Chicago)

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    CHICAGO — A Park Forest man was sentenced to one year in federal prison for threatening immigration agents on the social media app Bluesky. According to the federal prosecutors, Stover posted the following on July 7, 2025. "I 700% am past that playtime [expletive].

  2. BNO News

    Illinois man sentenced to prison for threatening to kill immigration authorities (opens BNO News)

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    An Illinois man has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for threatening to kill federal immigration authorities in a social media post, according to prosecutors. Michael D. Stover, 34, of Park Forest, a suburb south of Chicago, was sentenced earlier this month, the U.S.

  3. WGN Chicago

    Park Forest man given 1 year in federal prison for threatening immigration authorities online (opens WGN Chicago)

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    CHICAGO — A Park Forest man will spend a year in federal prison for threatening violence against federal immigration authorities last summer. Michael Stover, a 34-year-old Park Forest resident, has been sentenced to one year in federal prison for posting threats against federal immigration authoriti…

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