New York man pleads guilty to threatening congressional staffer
- A New York City man pleaded guilty to making threats and over 12,000 harassing calls to members of Congress between 2022 and 2023, as announced by federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C.
- Ade Salim Lilly, 35, of Queens, admitted to one count of threatening to kidnap or injure, with potential prison time, and making repeated calls, with a maximum two-year sentence.
- Lilly made thousands of calls to 54 congressional offices, using vulgar language and threats, leading to warnings to stop from staffers and Capitol Police, despite disguising his phone number.
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New York man pleads guilty to threatening congressional staffer
A New York man on Thursday pleaded guilty to threatening to kill a congressional staff member and making more than 12,000 harassing calls to more than 50 members of Congress. Ade Salim Lilly, 35, pleaded guilty to threatening to kidnap or injure someone on interstate commerce and repeated harassing telephone calls, according to court documents.…
Man pleads guilty to making more than 12,000 harassing phone calls to members of Congress
By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A man pleaded guilty in Washington, DC, to making more than 12,000 harassing phone calls to members of Congress as well as threatening to kill a congressional staff member, the Justice Department and US Capitol Police announced Thursday. New Yorker Ade Salim Lilly, 35, was arrested in Puerto Rico
New Yorker pleads guilty to threatening to kill congressional staffer and harassing lawmakers
The biggest call, where he threatened to kill a Congressional staffer, took place in October of 2022. Lilly admittedly told the staffer "I will kill you, I am going to run you over, I will kill you with a bomb or grenade."
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