Bernie Sanders at a 4th of July parade in Pella, Iowa, July 4, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Joshua Lott-Getty Images) News U.S. Florida man gets jail time for threatening Bernie Sanders with anti-Semitic voicemail Facebook Twitter Email SMS WhatsApp Share By JTA | August 28, 2019 A Florida man who left threatening voicemail messages at the Vermont office of Sen. Bernie Sanders was sentenced to prison. The three profanity-laced messages sent to the Burlington office last September included anti-Semitic invective and a threat to behead the Democratic presidential candidate “ISIS-style,” according to court documents and a statement from the U.S. Justice Department. Robert Pratersch, 58, of Kissimmee, Florida, was sentenced Friday to 15 months in federal prison for threatening a federal official and interstate transmission of a threat to injure. He had been found guilty by a federal jury in April. Pratersch also reportedly sent Sanders a video of an execution, the Orlando Sentinel reported. JTA Content distributed by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency news service. Also On J. U.S. Linda Sarsour named a surrogate for Bernie Sanders' campaign U.S. White supremacist unfurls Nazi flag at Bernie Sanders rally U.S. Ilhan Omar emphasizes Bernie Sanders’ Jewishness in endorsement U.S. Bernie Sanders: Being Jewish influences my politics ‘very profoundly’ Subscribe to our Newsletter Enter Email Sign Up