Prosecutors had asked for 3 years in prison for Hoeffer. He was recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer.
In March of this year, Hoeffer left a voice mail message at Pelosi's office, threatening to cut her head off and warning her to sleep with one eye open.
Hoeffer admitted that he left a series of threatening messages for Foxx, including a racial slur, around the same time.
The FBI went to Hoeffer's home to warn him not to make calls to Congress after receiving messages from Pelosi. According to court records, he apologized and promised not to.
In November 2020, Hoeffer called the New York office of Ocasio-Cortez and left a threatening message. He said to keep one eye open when you sleep.
Capitol Police have said that threats against lawmakers have gone up. Police said in a report last May that threats were up more than 100 percent. The Justice Department is cracking down on threats to public officials at all levels of government.
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