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Chicago Man Found Guilty of Violent Threats Against Women's Clinic

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Published on November 10, 2023
Chicago Man Found Guilty of Violent Threats Against Women's ClinicSource: U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois

Farhan Sheikh, a resident of Chicago, was found guilty yesterday of making violent threats against a women's health clinic. A federal jury convicted Sheikh of transmitting a threat in interstate commerce, the punishment for which can reach up to five years in prison, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

In August 2019, Sheikh's aggressive statements against a Chicago clinic became public. He published these on the social platform iFunny, lambasting Illinois's abortion laws and refusing to back down from his violent stance.