Worker Held in Threats Against NAFTA Backer
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SACRAMENTO — A phone company worker upset over House passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement was arrested for allegedly threatening Rep. Robert T. Matsui, the FBI said.
Paul Murray, 48, went to Matsui’s Sacramento office Wednesday and made a verbal threat against Matsui to one of his employees, said FBI Agent Dick Ross. The employee called U.S. marshals, who overtook Murray half a block from the federal building. They questioned and arrested him without incident, Ross said.
Ross said Murray, a temporary employee of Pacific Bell, was upset about NAFTA’s approval. Matsui (D-Sacramento) was a major booster of NAFTA in Congress.
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