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Bronx Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison For
International Stalking, Harassment,
and Witness Tampering
PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the
Southern District of New York, and JOSEPH M. DEMAREST, JR.,
Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced that JOSEPH
JORDAN, a/k/a "Patrick Jordan," a/k/a "Joe Jordan," a/k/a
"Douglas Fidler," a/k/a "Joseph Landa," a/k/a "Jason Kaufman,"
a/k/a "Matthew McGlasson," was sentenced today by United States
District Judge DENISE L. COTE in Manhattan federal court to 40
years in prison for a series of federal crimes related to his
stalking, harassment, and witness tampering.
According to the Indictment, the evidence presented at
trial, and statements made during the sentencing proceeding:
In 2007, JORDAN met a woman ("Victim-1") at a bar in
Manhattan. After they became romantically involved, JORDAN began
to abuse her physically, sexually, and emotionally. In December
2007, Victim-1 escaped from the defendant in fear for her life.
She traveled to a relative's home in Virginia, where JORDAN began
stalking her, threatening to kill or injure members of her family
and other individuals close to her. JORDAN also harassed Victim-
1, as well as her family and loved ones, through false and
malicious internet postings. JORDAN's campaign of harassment
forced Victim-1 to flee from the United States to the United
Kingdom.
JORDAN's threats and harassment continued after Victim-
1 fled to the United Kingdom. Specifically, JORDAN sent numerous
threatening emails, facsimiles, and text messages to Victim-1,
another victim ("Victim-2"), and others in which he, among other
things, threatened to kill or injure Victim-1 and Victim-2,
attack Victim-2's residence and kidnap Victim-1. After a
coordinated response from law enforcement, including the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, the defendant was arrested in Manhattan
on January 11, 2008. JORDAN sent numerous letters from prison to Victim-1 and others in an attempt to threaten, corruptly
persuade, and mislead Victim-1 and Victim-2 into withholding or
altering their trial testimony.
On October 16, 2008, following a two-week jury trial,
the defendant was found guilty of all five counts on which he was
tried, including: making threatening interstate communications;
threatening an internationally-protected person (Victim-2);
interstate stalking; and two counts of witness tampering.
In imposing sentence, Judge COTE noted the "great harm
to the victims in this case," and the "need for severe
punishment." The Judge also recommended that the Bureau of
Prisons impose restrictive conditions of confinement to prevent
JORDAN from communicating with any of his victims.
Mr. BHARARA praised the investigative work of the FBI
and the Joint Bank Robbery Task Force, which also handles matters
involving fugitives and threats. The task force is composed of
agents and officers of the FBI, the United States Marshals
Service and the New York City Police Department. Mr. BHARARA
also thanked the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and
Tobago, the London Metropolitan Police at New Scotland Yard, the
Manhattan District Attorney's Office, and the Northwestern
District Attorney's Office of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
for their assistance with the apprehension, investigation and
prosecution of the defendant.
Assistant United States Attorney HOWARD S. MASTER is in
charge of the prosecution.
Seven charges remain pending against the defendant,
including allegedly participating in a scheme to steal
individuals' identities using a fraudulent charitable website,
and allegedly using those identities to engage in further illegal
conduct. Those remaining charges are merely accusations, and the
defendant is presumed innocent of those charges unless and until
proven guilty.
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