E-mail threats put Columbus woman in prison

The Columbus Dispatch ^ | Thursday, September 5, 2002 | Associated Press

[Printers Angel]

A Columbus woman was sentenced to 18 months in prison yesterday for sending e-mails to the FBI last fall that said she would kill President Bush and send anthrax to schools, the U.S. attorney general said.

Alemash Alemayehu, 24, sent the e-mails to the FBI's Web site that collects tips on terrorist activity, prosecutors said.

She pleaded guilty to the charges in January before U.S. District Court Judge Algenon L. Marbley.

There is no evidence that Alemayehu possessed anthrax, U.S. Attorney Gregory Lockhart said.

In an e-mail Sept. 29, she said she would "destroy the white house and kill the president, and take over american.''

She sent another e-mail on Oct. 27 that said she would "send anthrax to all colleges, middles school, that where lots of people are where there no police be ready to buri more people.''

Each offense carried a maximum prison sentence of five years and a fine of as much as $250,000.

[WhiteGuy]

Cowtown.......

Full of nut-jobs and poor drivers

[smith288]

How proud I am to be a resident of a city holding such idiocy. *sigh*

[smith288]

You must be from Cleveland or Toledo.

[Caipirabob]

Where's the "Hold muh mouse" alert?!?

[SouthernFreebird]

In an e-mail Sept. 29, she said she would "destroy the white house and kill the president, and take over american.''

Someone watched to much 'Pinky and the Brain'

[strela]

Cowtown

Is that what they call Columbus? We here in Ft. Worth had the name first!

[smith288]

"Cowtown"

Used by people who have some jealous complex against Columbus, usually Cleveland.

Columbus has grown into a diverse city with a booming economy and superb job market. Cowtown was born, I think, when the Columbus Clippers popularized the cowbell at Columbus Clippers baseball games (AAA of the Yankees).

Columbus Crew, huge ampitheatre, 2 new arenas ,the Blue Jackets, 4 huge malls in about 10 yrs only show the maturity of Columbus and what it has turned into. Columbus is often used as a testing ground for products because of its marketability.

Cowtown? Try Dayton or Chillicothe.

[Lil'freeper]

send anthrax to all colleges, middles school, that where they subject people to the tyranny of correct spelling and proper English. (well, at least in theory)

[strela]

Interesting - thanks for the info.

Ft. Worth is also nicknamed "Panther City". The name was originally intended as an insult. Back at the turn of the century, a newspaper reported that a panther had been sighted roaming the streets of downtown Ft. Worth. A wag from Dallas picked up on the story and claimed that the panther fell asleep in the middle of the Ft. Worth street since there were so few people there.

When the Ft. Worth city fathers heard about this vile canard, they commissioned a statue of the panther, curled up and sleeping like a kitten. Since then, the name has stuck.

[Printers Angel]

Yeah...and we have three Elvis sightings a week too! lol

Hi neighbor. : )

[WhiteGuy]

No,

I was born here in Cowtown.

That doesn't change the facts.

[WhiteGuy]

Is that what they call Columbus? We here in Ft. Worth had the name first!

Yeah, this is cowtown......

You people probably actually have cows.....

We just live in the pasture.

[Just another Joe]

We just live in the pasture.

Just DON'T, whatever you do, eat the cow pies.

[smith288]

Whats the facts to you? I listed the facts above.

[Terriergal]

Throw the book at her.

[WhiteGuy]

Important safety tip.....

Thanks Joe

[WhiteGuy]

I hadn't read your post.

The facts I was refering to are that we have more than our share of nut-jobs, and more than our share of poor drivers.

[smith288]

Ill say cheers to the driving statement. But I wouldnt say we have any more of nut jobs than any other city.

Just dont go near Ohio Stadium this Saturday or you will find some nuts. But same goes for Tennesee and Gainesville.

[Jonathan]

"booming economy"???

Columbus is the state focal point of the unsatiable tax appetite of our local leaders who cannot stop spending and cannot say no to any gov. program.

Any other city in Ohio would look booming too if we had 150,000 gov. employees driving around, producing nothing, and sucking the economic lifeblood out of the rest of Ohio.

[BluesDuke]

In an e-mail Sept. 29, she said she would "destroy the white house and kill the president, and take over american.''

Seems to me that, before she takes over "american" she should first learn English.

[smith288]

Yes, booming economy...which is why they tax the living crap out of us without a large amount of outrage.

[tang-soo]

I liked the proposed name a few years ago for the (at the time) new hockey franchise of The Mad Cowz. Instead, the Blue Jackets was picked.

[Mr. Thorne]

COWBELLS?

Those are 'Victory Bells,' son! Victory Bells.

= D

[smith288]

I hate those damn bells.

[smith288]

I was pretty crushed when they chose Blue Jackets. What a name... I liked the Silverbacks. Because of our zoo.

[from occupied ga]

Amazing how the columbus dispatch distorted this story.

The headline read

E-mail threats put Columbus woman in prison

When from the name Alemash Alemayehu, it's obvious that the woman was middle eastern. The real headline should have read

E-mail threats put Arabic woman in prison

The liepaper also neglected to say if she were born in the US or was an imigrant. Since she went to jail instead of being deported, I'm guessing that she here legally.

[WhiteGuy]

Uh oh.....

Mr Smith you have gone too far now......

I take great pleasure in being one of the "nuts" in attendance at all OSU home games.....

(It can be crazy on Lane Ave.)

GO BUCKS!!!!!!

[WhiteGuy]

Oh thanks.......

Now I have that "ring your bell" song stuck in my head.

[WhiteGuy]

Hey tang,

remember the "Chill"

That was some "old time hockey"

A hellava good time, and more cost-effective than NHL

[Mr. Thorne]

Heh heh heh...

My diabolical plan is working...

C'mon give the bells a break folks! Dime a Dawg night? Slider night? A Clippers game is fun!

Speaking of which, I better sneak in one last game before the season's up...

= )

[Mr. Thorne]

Don't tell my wife...

That's one of her prized possessions!

[monday]

LOL...hold muh Falafel alert! I mean how stupid do you have to be?

Muslems would be very entertaining if they weren't running around in the real world. Perhaps we could build them a great big monkey house and tourists could pay admission and laugh at their antics. Great fun to be had by all;^)

[WhiteGuy]

Good call

Wanna meet?

I've been promising my father in law a game all year.

Freep mail me if you want.

[smith288]

Now now buddy...i said nothing about me not being a Bucks fan....i look forward to some serious a$$ whipping Saturday afternoon!

[smith288]

Columbus Clippers
Our team is #1
Columbus Clippers
Our fans are half the fun
No matter if theyre winning
or if they had a spell
Columbus Clippers...
RING YER BELL!

Couldnt help but post that....

[Oztrich Boy]

Alemash Alemayehu, 24, sent the e-mails to the FBI's Web site that collects tips on terrorist activity, prosecutors said.

No, No. you have it wrong. The idea of the FBI site is that other people, not you, send in information about your intended terrorism.

[TonyRo76]

Cowtown...that's us! =)

I was born here; grew up in a smaller town nearby. In fact, there really are cows & lots of grazing land still left inside Columbus city limits.

Although the city's matured & grown alot in the past couple decades, it happily hasn't devolved into total big-city mayhem (present story excepted!)

Moving back here from Cleveland in '95 was one of the smartest things I've ever done!

[TonyRo76]

150,000 gov. employees driving around, producing nothing, and sucking the economic lifeblood out of the rest of Ohio.

Seems it's always the bleeding-heart, gubmint-dependent socialist Democraps up in Cleveland (and the rest of NE Ohio) that always vote to give 'em more money!

[TonyRo76]

originally intended as an insult.

Cool story strela! Interesting too, bcuz that's been pretty much the case with both Cincinnati ("Porkopolis") and Columbus ("Cowtown")...nicknames that were originally insulting are now embraced with pride.

[TonyRo76]

Great to know we're all neighbors! :)

[ALS]

"take over american"?? which one?
swillary, dasshole, gepfart?

[sport]

The judge should have added 10 years on her sentence for stupidity.

[Mr. Thorne]

Anyone else think Alabama's "Cheap Seats" oughtta be the official Clippers Anthem?

= )

This town ain't big, this town ain't small.
It's a little of both they say.
Our ball club may be minor league but at least it's triple A.
We sit below the Marlboro man, above the right field wall.
We do the wave all by ourself.
Hey ump, a blind man could've made that call.

Chorus:
We like our beer flat as can be.
We like our dogs with mustard and relish.
We got a great pitcher what's his name.
Well we can't even spell it.
We don't worry about the pennant much.
We just like to see the boys hit it deep.
There's nothing like the view from the cheap seats.

The game was close, we'll call it a win.
Go off to toast the boys again.
That local band is back in town.
They got a kinda minor league sound.
They're not that bad, they're not that good.
But all in all it's understood.
We wanna dance, they wanna play.
We wouldn't have it any other way.

Of course, we don't have a right field wall, per se, so we usually sit behind the third base line. (Former home of the Figga Fan Club.)

[TonyRo76]

You are so right Mr. Thorne! When I first heard that song on the radio about 7-8 years ago, I actually thought they were singing about Columbus! I was somewhat surprised to learn it was actually a popular song being played everywhere else, too :)

[TonyRo76]

That local band is back in town.
They got a kinda minor league sound.

So...would this be Phil Dirt & the Dozers? ...or Shuckin' Bubba Deluxe?

[WhiteGuy]

Love it.

I'm excited to be a part of this movement.

[martin gibson]

Hilltop how-do-you-do!!

[Mr. Thorne]

I'll vote for Shuckin' Bubba. Heard them and Conspiracy about 6 years back at the 'Crazy Caps for Cancer' party.

But Phil & The Dozers have quite the local following...

For better or for worse.

= )

[Mr. Thorne]

Great Southern greetings (Lowe's is going in; civilization comes to the south side!)