Overview

• William Robert Braddock III, 41, was sentenced to three years in federal prison for making interstate threats to injure his political opponent.
• Braddock threatened to use a 'Russian-Ukrainian hit squad' to kill Anna Paulina Luna, the Republican frontrunner in Florida's 13th Congressional District in 2021.
• No evidence was found that Braddock had connections to organized crime or took steps to carry out the murder plot.
• After fleeing to Thailand and settling in the Philippines in 2021, Braddock surrendered to authorities in Manila in 2023 and was deported to the U.S. in 2024.
• The case highlights the Justice Department's focus on combating threats against election candidates through its Election Threats Task Force.