Crime & Public Safety

Former College Student Sentenced for Online Death Threats to Jewish Students

The 22-year-old threatened to shoot up Jewish student dining hall, bomb housing.
Former College Student Sentenced for Online Death Threats to Jewish Students
An entrance sign to Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., on Sept. 1, 2019. Amy Lutz/Shutterstock
Mary Lou Lang
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A 22-year-old former Cornell University student was sentenced on Aug. 12 to 21 months in prison and three years of supervised release for posting online threats to Jewish students, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Patrick Dai, formerly a junior at Cornell University and originally from Pittsford, New York, previously entered a guilty plea and admitted to posting threatening messages on Oct. 28 and 29 of 2023.
Mary Lou Lang
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Mary Lou Lang is a freelance journalist and was a frequent contributor to Just The News, the Washington Free Beacon, and the Daily Caller. She also wrote for several local newspapers. Prior to freelancing, she worked in several editorial positions in finance, insurance and economic development magazines.