Dossier
Energy facility destruction
Coverage of Energy facility destruction in the Nexus archive.
- Engineer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Bombings of PG&E Transformers, Causing Property Damage and Widespread Power Outages
Peter Karasev, a 39-year-old engineer from San Jose, California, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for two counts of willful destruction of an energy facility. He was convicted for bombing PG&E electrical transformers in late 2022 and early 2023, causing property damage and widespread power outages.
- Canadian Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Destruction of Energy Facilities in North and South Dakota
Cameron Monte Smith was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for destroying energy facilities in North Dakota and South Dakota. He was ordered to pay $2.1 million in restitution for the two counts of destruction.