Police officers are investigating growing death and violence threats against California Gov. Gavin Newsom, his family, and the wineries, stores, and other businesses he founded.
SACRAMENTO, California – Law enforcement officials are investigating rising death and violence threats against California Gov. Gavin Newsom, his family and the wineries, stores and other businesses he founded.
A voicemail and emails provided to Sacramento Bee contained abusive graphic language about Newsom, violent sexual threats against his wife, and a reference to his children. The newspaper said one of the communications included the threat of burning one of the wineries owned by PlumpJack Group, the Newsom hospitality company founded in 1992, with patterns inside.
Brian Ferguson, a spokesman for Newsom’s Office of Emergency Services, said he could not answer specific questions about the threats, but confirmed that law enforcement agencies are investigating.
“We can confirm that we are aware of these threats,” Ferguson wrote in a statement. “Any threat against elected officials, including public or private property, is taken seriously and is closely monitored by competent local, state or federal authorities.”
The Democratic governor is the subject of a withdrawal effort driven by political enemies infuriated by his aggressive approach to the coronavirus outbreak. Newsom received high praise when it issued the first home stay order across the nation last spring, but there has been growing public unrest over subsequent health orders that closed schools and businesses, and investigations continue into a massive unemployment benefit fraud scandal.
False rumors spread online that Newsom has given money to help the coronavirus in their own businesses. In fact, the PlumpJack Group received about $ 2.8 million in loans through the Check Protection Program administered by the federal government, not by California.
Newsom placed all of its business in blind trust when it took office to reduce potential conflicts of interest. Trust legally prevents you from participating in the day-to-day operations of companies or participating in buying and selling decisions.