A downtown Miami federal office remained closed Wednesday as federal
agents investigated whether a judge who handles disability cases
threatened a co-worker, according to a law-enforcement source familiar
with the incident.
The suspected threat is believed
to have come from Timothy Maher [an Administrative Law Judge], who was arrested last week and accused
of threatening his ex-girlfriend with a rifle at his home in El Portal.
The threat was made Tuesday against one of his colleagues at the Social
Security Administration office, 333 S. Miami Ave., where Maher normally
works reviewing social-security disability claims.
The decision to close
the office, according to sources, was made by Federal Protective
Services, a branch of U.S. Homeland Security, which provides armed
security for U.S. government buildings. FPS did not notify Miami or
Miami-Dade police, which usually work in coordination with law
enforcement from Homeland Security. ...
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