FAA Contractor Charged for Threatening President

A mechanical engineering contractor for the Federal Aviation Administration is facing serious legal issues due to threatening emails allegedly sent to the White House. The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Hampshire has released this information.

Dean DelleChiaie, a 35-year-old from Nashua, was arrested on Monday and appeared in court the following day, facing charges related to interstate communication of threats against the president. If found guilty, he could spend up to five years in federal prison, along with a hefty fine of $250,000.

The investigation into DelleChiaie began when an employee from the FAA’s IT division reported his suspicious behavior to the Secret Service in late January. This report was triggered after he requested that his search history be deleted from a government-issued computer.

While handling the deletion request, the IT employee discovered alarming search terms, including:

• How to bring a gun into a federal facility.
• Past assassination attempts on presidents.
• The percentage of people who want the president dead.
• The exact phrase, “I’m going to kill Donald John Trump.”

But it wasn’t just threats against the president. According to the affidavit, DelleChiaie also looked up information about Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of the Army Pete Hegseth, even searching for details about their children.

Upon discovering these searches, the FAA promptly suspended DelleChiaie from his position. Soon after, agents from the Secret Service, together with Nashua Police officers, interviewed him at his apartment in early February.

During this interrogation, DelleChiaie acknowledged that he had indeed conducted the searches on his work computer. He also mentioned he realized it was “weird” to do something like that on a government device.

The affidavit reveals a possible motive: DelleChiaie expressed anger towards the current administration regarding various issues, including the presidential election, pardons, and the Epstein case.

Additionally, law enforcement found troubling notes on a whiteboard in his home, one implying an intention to harm the president. DelleChiaie also disclosed during questioning that he was struggling with depression and was using various substances, including ketamine, marijuana, mushrooms, and alcohol. He reportedly claimed to possess firearms both in his apartment and at a friend’s place, although the interview did not lead to immediate charges.

In late April, the situation escalated further when the White House received an email allegedly from DelleChiaie’s Gmail account. This email, sent shortly before another assassination attempt on President Trump, included incendiary language threatening the president with violence due to political grievances.

Following these events, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for New Hampshire charged DelleChiaie, and he faced a magistrate judge shortly after his arrest.

During the court proceedings, assistance was arranged for him by a public defender’s office, which has opted not to comment publicly about the case at this time.

Given the severity of the accusations and evident threats, the judge ordered that DelleChiaie be held without bail pending trial, citing concerns over his past behavior and potential danger to the public.

As of now, there has been no response from DelleChiaie to the various inquiries made to his email as this situation continues to unfold.