US man sentenced for 12,000 harassing calls to Congress

Ade Salim Lilly confessed to calling around 54 lawmakers, calling one lawmaker 500 times in two days.

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Ade Salim Lilly, 35, pleaded guilty in May, admitting to the court that he made the calls between February 2022 and November 2023.

He tried to contact some 54 members of Congress, both at their district offices and at their offices in Washington DC. He threatened to kill at least one staff member.

The federal judge overseeing Lilly's case also sentenced him to three years of supervised release after he completes his prison term.

Over the course of two days in February 2023, Lilly called one lawmaker more than 500 times.

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