Joshua Hall

By Jillian Pikora From Daily Voice

An infamous scammer who once impersonated members of the Trump family and threatened to kill a United States Congressman is now charged in a new Pennsylvania stalking case where he pretended to be "a Governor", according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Wednesday, Dec. 3.

Joshua Alan Hall, 26, of Mechanicsburg, is accused of Misdemeanor Stalking and Misdemeanor Harassment for repeated anonymous communications meant to cause fear during an incident on Oct. 20, the docket shows. Silver Spring Township Police filed the complaint on Nov. 26, and a preliminary hearing is scheduled before Magisterial District Judge Kathryn H. Silcox on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.

The case marks yet another legal crisis for Hall, who served federal prison time for a high-profile fraud scheme that used fake social media accounts posing as Trump family members to solicit money for a fictitious political organization called “Gays for Trump.”

Federal records show Hall raised more than $7,000 from hundreds of victims between September 2019 and December 2020, using fabricated accounts that impersonated Trump’s brother Robert, his teenage son Barron, and his sister Elizabeth Trump Grau. The scheme helped him amass over 100,000 followers and secure media attention, which he used to convince supporters to donate to the fake political group, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

In one of the most widely reported moments of the scam, then-President Trump mistakenly retweeted the fake account created in his sister’s name, believing it was real.

Hall spent the money on personal living expenses, federal officials said.

The criminal conduct escalated on Aug. 29, 2022, when Hall called a California congressional office from the Yonkers area and issued violent threats. During the series of calls, he told staffers he “had a lot of AR-15s,” that he “wanted to shoot the Congressman,” and that he would come to the office with firearms and kill him if he saw him, according to federal filings reviewed by the court.

He also threatened to “beat the shit out of” the Congressman and said he would find and hurt him.

Hall pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 20 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.

However, his supervised release quickly unraveled. Court records show Hall repeatedly left mandated alcohol-treatment programs after only a few days, failed to disclose newly created social media accounts to probation, and used one of those undisclosed accounts to issue another threat toward the same U.S. Congressman he had previously targeted. His supervision was revoked in early 2024, and he was sent back to federal custody before being released approximately 10 months later, again under supervision. 

His Cumberland County case remains active. No further details about the alleged victim or the content of the communications have been released.

New Case Details 

Police were contacted on Oct. 21, 2025, after a woman reported that Hall had repeatedly called and messaged her despite a longstanding no-contact order. The affidavit states that Hall had been instructed to cease communication with her in 2019 and again in 2023, when federal probation officials served him with a formal no-contact letter while he was in an inpatient treatment facility. 

Hall called the woman 25 times on Oct. 20, 2025, including 20 calls placed using *67 to block his phone number, investigators wrote. Phone records obtained through a search warrant showed all calls originated from a number registered to Hall. 

During one call, Hall allegedly disguised his voice and claimed to be “a Governor.” When the woman confronted him and referenced the no-contact order, Hall reportedly acknowledged her identity and told her he was “not going to leave [her] alone,” adding that it was “because you are my friend,” the affidavit says. He also sent her a text message reading “Hey,” followed by her name, police explained.

Hall also accessed the internet and social media to continue contacting her during prior periods of supervision, despite being ordered not to, as stated in the affidavit of probable cause. When investigators interviewed Hall’s father, he confirmed Hall had long used the phone number tied to the calls and said Hall was currently in an inpatient alcohol treatment facility after being found intoxicated in a laundromat. 

According to the Magisterial District Judge’s docket, Hall has not yet been fingerprinted in the case, and multiple summonses were issued to him on Dec. 2, 2025, including certified and first-class mailings. A fingerprint order was also issued the same day. 

His case remains active, and he is scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing before Judge Kathryn H. Silcox on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. in Silver Spring Township.