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WASHINGTON — Threats to federal judges and prosecutors have jumped dramatically, according to a government report issued Monday that found such threats more than doubled in six years.
The report by Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine concluded there are still major gaps in reporting and responding to threats. Concerns about security for judges intensified five years ago, after the husband and mother of a federal judge in Chicago were killed by a man angry over a court ruling.
Between 2003 and 2008, the number of threats and inappropriate communications jumped from 592 to 1,278, the report found.
