Former Florida Congressional Candidate William Braddock Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Threatening to Murder Opponent

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A former Florida Republican congressional candidate gets 3 years for threatening primary opponent

In 2021, Braddock and U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna were both candidates in the primary election to represent the 13th Congressional District of Florida in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Florida Congressional Candidate Gets 3 Years For Threatening To "Disappear" Rep. Anna Paulina Luna

U.S. District Judge William F. Jung handed down the sentence after Braddock pled guilty on February 3, 2025, to the charges stemming from threats made against a political rival during the 2021 primary election for Florida’s 13th Congressional District.

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‘I don’t have a problem taking her out’: Candidate who threatened to kill rival with his ‘Russian-Ukrainian hit squad’ headed to prison

The case was prosecuted as part of the Justice Department’s Election Threats Task Force which aims to address threats of violence against people in the political arena whether they be elected officials or election workers.

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Former GOP Congressional Candidate Sentenced To Prison After Plotting The Killing of Rep. Anna Paulina Luna
William Robert Braddock III was sentenced by a federal court in Tampa on Thursday. He had pleaded guilty to sending an interstate transmission of a threat to injure in February. Investigators said that in 2021 Braddock spent months disparaging Luna and seeking to enter her life. Luna eventually won the primary, the general election, and was reelected in 2024.
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Former Florida congressional candidate sentenced to prison for threatening to kill Anna Paulina Luna
Former Florida congressional candidate sentenced to prison for threatening to kill Anna Paulina Luna. William Robert Braddock, III, 41, of St. Petersburg, was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in prison after pleading guilty to interstate transmission of threat to injure. He said he would “call up my Russian-Ukrainian hit squad” and make Luna “disappear”
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GOP Candidate Who Threatened Opponent Gets 3 Years
William Braddock said he would send 'Russian and Ukrainian hit squad' after Anna Paulina Luna. Braddock, 41, pleaded guilty in February to sending an interstate transmission of a threat to injure. Luna went on to win the primary and the general election in 2022.
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FL GOP U.S. House Candidate Headed To Prison For Threatening To Kill His Opponent
A Republican U.S. House candidate from St. Pete was sentenced to federal prison for threatening to kill his opponent, the U.S. DOJ said.
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