Maine Man Pleads Guilty to Harassing and Threatening Woman and Her Family Members

Press Release

Angelo Castigliola barraged the victims with calls/texts, threatening death & rape

BANGOR, Maine: A Maine man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Bangor to one count of making repeated phone calls with the intent to harass and one count of transmitting a threatening interstate communication.

According to court records, from mid-July to early August 2023, Angelo Castigliola, 44, formerly of Biddeford, repeatedly called and texted the victim, including calling her 57 times and leaving her nine voicemails. He also sent the victim 40 text messages on one day alone. These repeated communications were harassing in nature. In the communications, Castigliola repeatedly threatened to harm an individual with whom he believed the victim had a relationship, and repeatedly referenced the victim's minor child. On July 28, 2023, Castigliola also made several telephone calls to the victim's mother, often disguising his phone number, leaving two voicemails. In one voicemail, Castigliola threatened to kill three of her family members including the victim, and to rape two minor children. The U.S. Attorney's Office is limiting identifying information to protect the victims' privacy.

Castigliola faces up to two years imprisonment and a maximum fine of $250,000 for making repeated harassing phone calls and up to five years and a maximum fine of $250,000 for transmitting a threatening interstate communication. Any sentence would be followed by up to three years of supervised release. A federal district judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

The FBI investigated the case.

###

Contact

Updated August 26, 2024