[5] Syring was again indicted by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia on very similar offenses on February 21, 2018, and was ultimately sentenced to 60 months in prison.
[8] From 1993 to 2002 or 2003 (official records vary) Syring served as a consular/commercial officer in Beirut, Lebanon, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Frankfurt, Germany.
A Federal Grand Jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment on August 15, 2007, charging Syring with violation of Title 18 of the United States Code, Section 875(c), threatening messages in interstate commerce to injure an individual, and violation of Title 18 of the United States Code Section 245(b)(2)(C), by threat of force, to interfere with the civil rights of the founder and employees of the Arab American Institute.
"[11] On August 16, 2007, the Arab American Institute issued a statement that said "The threats were both intimidating and frightening – and the fact that the defendant was a 20 year career officer at the Department of State made it of even greater concern."
[15] On November 19, 2007, United States District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly denied a motion from Syring to dismiss the charges against him, ensuring that the case would go to trial.
"[16] In the memorandum opinion November 19, 2007, the judge added "the Court agrees with Defendant, that on its face the Indictment does not present a compelling case.
[4] This e-mail prompted the Assistant United States Attorney for Civil Rights to withdraw a conditional plea offer of no prison time.
[4][18][19] Following his release and the completion of a three-year probationary period, Syring again began to send intimidating emails to staffers of the Arab American Institute and other targets, mostly affiliated with the AAI, although he avoided using the threats of violence which had resulted in the original criminal charges.