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In August, Eduard Florea pleaded guilty to one count of transmitting threats to hurt and one count of possessing ammunition.A New York man has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for posting violent threats online against Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock and Congress during the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, according to CNN.
Eduard Florea posted a number of violent comments from his Parler account under the name “LoneWolfWar” on Jan. 5 and 6. Some of those comments were targeted at Warnock, who won his race in Georgia to help give Democrats control of the Senate, according to CNN.
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“With today’s sentence, the defendant faces serious consequences for threatening the life of United States Senator Raphael Warnock as part of his effort to foment violence at the Capital on January 6, 2021 in connection with attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election,” United States attorney Breon Peace said in a statement. “This Office is deeply committed to protecting our democratic institutions and preserving our democracy, and will vigorously prosecute those who would undermine our founding principles as a nation by threatening the safety of our elected representatives or those who seek elected office.”
In August, Florea had pleaded guilty to one count of transmitting threats to hurt and one count of possessing ammunition after being convicted as a felon. He was looking at up to 15 years in prison but the estimated sentencing guideline was 15-21 months, according to CNN.
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The FBI searched Florea’s home in Queens on Jan. 12 and found he had around 1,000 rounds of ammunition.
One of the comments that Florea made was that Warnock, “is going to have a hard time casting votes for communist policies when he’s swinging with the f—ing fish.”