A Central Florida man was charged with extorting and threatening a former employer, allegedly saying “I don’t sue people, I kill people.”
United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg recently announced the arrest and filing of a criminal complaint charging 38-year-old Jeffrey John Borho, of Bradenton, with extortion by interstate communication and interstate communication of a threat to injure. Borho was arrested on July 19, 2024, and has been ordered detained pending trial.
According to court documents, Borho was fired from his employer on July 1, 2024. Over the next several days, he sent threatening phone calls and messages to his former employer in which he threatened to kill his former employer and former employer’s wife if he did not give Borho $10,000; $20,000; and then $100,000.
Borho also sent videos of himself threatening to harm his former employer, stating things like, “I’ll kill you easily” and “I don’t sue people, I kill people. And I get away with it every f***ing time. Praise God, you’re on my time now.”
The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office reportedly sent deputies to Borho’s house on July 4th after receiving reports that he was threatening to kill his neighbors. According to court documents, deputies decided to hospitalize Borho under the Baker Act.
A complaint is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Ross Roberts.
