MORRIS COUNTY — A Morris Plains man has pleaded guilty to transmitting interstate death threats against a political commentator, federal officials announced.
Haim Braverman, 47, appeared before U.S. District Court Judge Evelyn Padin in Newark federal court, where he entered a guilty plea to an Information charging him with one count of transmitting threats in interstate commerce. His sentencing is scheduled for Monday, September 15, 2025.
According to court documents and statements made during the proceeding, the charges stem from a video Braverman posted on or about Tuesday, September 10, 2024, in which he made graphic and violent threats toward a political commentator. In the video, Braverman is seen holding a metal bat and expressing rage over the commentator’s public remarks about a prominent rabbi whom Braverman revered.
“You’ll get what’s coming to you,” Braverman said in the video. “If I could f**king kill you right now, I would… I’ll give you the steel bat. I wouldn’t even stop. I’d kill you. Dead.”
He further intensified his threats by posting a written comment that stated: “[The commentator] needs to be killed.” In addition to the video, Braverman transmitted an audio message through a group chat, saying, “After I heard what [the commentator] said, I will go to prison, gladly find her and kill her… I will find a fking weapon and fking kill her.”
U.S. Attorney Alina Habba credited special agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under Acting Special Agent in Charge Terence G. Reilly, and the Morris County Sheriff’s Office, under Sheriff James Gannon, with the investigation that led to Braverman’s arrest and plea.
Braverman now faces sentencing that could result in significant prison time. The federal charge of transmitting threats in interstate commerce carries a statutory maximum of five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
