Minnesota Man Convicted of Threatening to Kill Federal Judge

Minneapolis, MN (MinnesotaNow) - A Minnesota man has been convicted of threatening to murder a federal judge.

Found Guilty of 3 Federal Charges

The U.S. Attorney's Office for Minnesota has announced that a federal jury found 73-year-old Robert Philip Ivers guilty on two counts of mailing threatening communications and one count of threatening to kill a U.S. District Judge. The Wayzata man's trial in federal court in Minneapolis began Tuesday, and the jury returned a guilty verdict Friday.

“Today’s outcome reaffirms the strength of our justice system in the face of intimidation. Those who seek to retaliate against witnesses or judges with threats of violence will be held fully accountable,” said United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen.

Manifesto detailed threats against federal officials

According to federal prosecutors, the mailings sent by Ivers included threats to kill a witness and the judge, who presided over a 2018 trial that resulted in Ivers' conviction for threatening to kill another federal judge. Court documents indicate Ivers mailed a manifesto titled "How to Kill a Federal Judge" to a law firm in Minneapolis and the University of Saint Thomas. The manifesto included graphic threats of violence against the judge, the witness, other federal judges and the families of those involved in the 2018 case.

A sentencing date for Ivers has yet to be scheduled.