DOJ charges Rep. Anna Paulina Luna's former Florida primary opponent with threatening to kill political rival
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The Justice Department said former congressional candidate William Braddock threatened to send a Russian-Ukrainian hit squad to kill his primary opponent.
On June 8, 2021, prosecutors say Braddock allegedly made several threats to injure and kill his primary opponent during a phone call with the second victim, specifically stating that he would "call up my Russian-Ukrainian hit squad" to make the rival candidate disappear. The DOJ said Braddock left the United States after making the alleged threats and was later found to be residing in the Philippines. Danielle Wallace is a breaking news and politics reporter at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on X: @danimwallace.
Braddock was recently deported from the Philippines to the United States and made his first court appearance in Los Angeles on Thursday.