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By the Patriot Watch Desk

Published August 5, 2026 at 2:07 PM ET · Updated August 6, 2026 at 6:07 PM ET

Illinois man pleads guilty to threatening FBI agents

2 independent outlets are covering this story, first reported here by Dept of Justice. Verification: Confirmed (how we verify). Every headline links to the original reporting.

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What we know

An Illinois man pleaded guilty to making threats against FBI agents.

Patriot Watch first flagged this story 1 d ago, when Dept of Justice reported it. Coverage has since grown to 2 independent outlets. The most recent report came 3 hr ago from Power Line.

Conservative & independent coverage (2)

Power Line 3 hr ago

Illinois man pleads guilty to FBI threats ↗

Dept of Justice 1 d ago

Canadian Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking U.S. Cloud Storage Provider and Extorting Its Customers for Millions - justice.gov ↗

Coverage timeline

Aug 5, 2:07 PM ET
1 d ago

Dept of Justice

Canadian Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking U.S. Cloud Storage Provider and Extorting Its Customers for Millions - justice.gov ↗

Aug 6, 4:25 PM ET
3 hr ago

Power Line

Illinois man pleads guilty to FBI threats ↗

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