New York Man Sentenced for Making 12,000 Harassing Calls to Congress Members

Ade Salim Lilly also threatened to kill a congressional staff member, according to the Department of Justice.
New York Man Sentenced for Making 12,000 Harassing Calls to Congress Members
The U.S. Department of Justice in Washington on July 29, 2024. Caroline Li/The Epoch Times
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A New York man was sentenced on Sept. 3 to 13 months in prison for making more than 12,000 harassing phone calls to offices of congressional lawmakers and threatening to kill a staffer.

Ade Salim Lilly, 35, was arrested in November 2023. He pleaded guilty in May to interstate communications with a threat to kidnap or injure someone, and for making repeated threatening phone calls.