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TexasTowelie

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Mon Oct 3, 2016, 11:43 PM Oct 2016

Man admits he flung profane, violent threats at AG Ken Paxton

A federal prosecutor apologized in advance to the judge Monday before reading the coarse invective and terroristic threats a middle-aged father of four hurled via email at Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and other state employees.

A federal prisoner awaiting his turn before the judge in an unrelated matter grimaced and bugged his eyes at another inmate when he heard the prosecutor reading the complaint against Syed Kaleem Razvi.

And after part of just one of Razvi's many emails had been read into the record, U. S. District Judge Vanessa Gilmore stopped the prosecutor and said she had heard enough.

Razvi, 55, then sheepishly pleaded guilty to making threats through interstate communication. Assistant U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani said in exchange for the plea, the prosecution would agree to a reduced sentence.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Man-admits-he-flung-profane-and-violent-threats-9618745.php

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