Man Sentenced for Threatening Congressional Offices
Man Sentenced for Threatening Congressional Offices

Man Sentenced for Threatening Congressional Offices

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Ade Salim Lilly, a 35-year-old from Queens, New York, was sentenced to 13 months in prison and three years of supervised release for making over 12,000 harassing and threatening phone calls to congressional offices between February 2022 and November 2023. Lilly pleaded guilty in May to charges of interstate communications with a threat to kidnap or injure and making repeated threatening telephone calls. His threats included explicit death threats to staff members, such as, 'I will kill you, I am going to run you over, I will kill you with a bomb or grenade.' Prosecutors had sought an 18-month sentence, citing a significant rise in threats against elected officials. Capitol Police reported a 400% increase in threats to lawmakers over the past six years, highlighting the growing concern over such harassment becoming normalized. Lilly expressed remorse in court, claiming his actions were intended to better the future of the country.

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