By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK - A Proud Boys supporter pleaded guilty on Monday to making social media threats tied to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, including a threat to kill an incoming U.S. senator. The defendant, Eduard Florea, also admitted to storing a large collection of ammunition at his home in the New York City borough of Queens. Florea, 41, a software engineer and

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Guilty plea for Proud Boys supporter over Jan. 6 Capitol riot threats

A Proud Boys supporter pleaded guilty on Monday to making social media threats tied to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, including a threat to kill an incoming U.S. senator.  The defendant, Eduard Florea, also admitted to storing a large collection of ammunition at his home in the New York City borough of Queens.  Florea, 41, a software engineer and father of two, entered his plea at a remote hearing before Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Cheryl …

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NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City Proud Boy wannabe who posted online about sending “three cars full of armed patriots” to Washington, wanting to slice “a throat” at the U.S. Capitol and threatening a newly elected senator's life…

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A New York man has pleaded guilty after posting online violent threats against Congress and newly elected Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in the lead-up to and during the January 6 insurrection, federal prosecutors announced Monday.

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By Tierney Sneed, CNNA New York man has pleaded guilty after posting online violent threats against Congress and newly elected Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in the lead-up to and during the January 6 insurrection, federal prosecutors announced Monday.Eduard Florea posted several violent comments from his Parler account, under the name “LoneWolfWar,” on January 5 and 6, according to court filings.Some of those comments, according to the…

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A member of the Proud Boys pleaded guilty on Monday to making social media threats connected to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, including one that threatened to kill incoming Sen.

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Eduard Florea, 41, made the chilling threat one day before the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

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"Dead man can't pass s--- laws. ... I will fight so help me god," the man said in one message, according to prosecutors.

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Prosecutors said Eduard Florea made threats on the social media platform Parler before and during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol

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