Spicy



CNN reports that a convicted bank robber has been charged with threatening to kill U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton.

Edward Falvey, 51, pleaded guilty in the last week to a charge of threatening to kill an immediate family member of a former president, a federal crime that carries a penalty of up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. No sentencing date has been set, according to Greg Reinert, a spokesman with the U.S. Attorney's office.

In 1977, Falvey was arrested and charged with threatening to kill then-President Carter. Falvey was convicted and received probation.

According to the Secret Service, Falvey wrote an April 2003 letter to a prison psychologist in which he said he wanted to ``shoot a very famous person. ... My life is dull and boring. I need to spice it up.''

He included a hit list, naming Clinton, as well as former President Clinton and federal judges, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Jacqueline Carle.

I think we have felt at one time or another that our lives were dull or boring. But there are rational, constructive ways of dealing with the monotony. Threatening to kill Hillary Duff or Hillary Swank for example, are positive steps towards managing boredom. But threatening to kill Hillary Clinton, that's just sick and wrong.



(sending threatening letter to the ladies above is not a matter for the Secret Service)

After Secret Service agents visited Falvey in prison, officials said he again wrote to the psychologist: ``This is all starting to get exciting. ... I feel like a movie star.''

For those keeping score, Tom Sizemore could be considered a movie star.

Posted: Sun - January 4, 2004 at 05:03 PM      

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