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

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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 …

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Proud Boys fan pleads guilty to threatening senator, Capitol

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…

3 years ago·United States

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New York man pleads guilty to posting threats against Warnock and Congress

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.

3 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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New York man pleads guilty to posting threats against Warnock and Congress - Local News 8

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…

3 years ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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