Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Guilty for racist calls

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A Florida man pleaded guilty Tuesday to calling the offices of Democratic Congress members Cory Booker, Eric Swallwell and Rashida Tlaib, and leaving racist, threatenin­g and profanity-laced messages, prosecutor­s said.

John J. Kless, a resident of Tamarac, Fla., pleaded guilty in Federal District Court in Miami to one count of transmitti­ng threats through interstate communicat­ion. He will face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

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