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White Supremacist Sentenced For Threats Against Teacher

(Portland, OR) -- A white supremacist from Eugene is headed to federal prison for mailing threats to a former teacher that he targeted in part because of her sexual orientation. Oregon U.S. Attorney Scott Asphaug says between December 2020 and May 2021, 58-year-old Gary Franklin sent two threatening letters with disturbing images to his former community college professor. Franklin pleaded guilty to two counts of mailing threatening communications. He was sentenced to four years in federal prison.

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