"NY Rep. Jamaal Bowman pleads guilty in Capitol Hill fire alarm incident"

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"NY Rep. Jamaal Bowman pleads guilty in Capitol Hill fire alarm incident"
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New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman has turned himself in and pleaded guilty to falsely pulling a fire alarm in the Cannon Office Building. He agreed to pay a $1,000 fine and write an apology letter to the Capitol Police chief. The charges will be dismissed in three months if Bowman does not offend again. The maximum sentence for this charge is six months in prison and a $1,000 fine. Critics have pointed out that Bowman previously disciplined students for falsely pulling fire alarms. Some Republicans have called for his expulsion from the House.

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