A 51-year-old Illinois man who allegedly threatened to kill President Barack Obama during an eight-hour standoff with federal authorities last September was convicted Wednesday of making a false threat to detonate an explosive device and influencing a federal officer by threat.The FBI said in a statement that Roman Conaway will face up to five years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000 and three years of supervised release on the first charge and up to 10 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000 and three years supervised release on the second charge.
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