 He apologized under immense political pressure and ridiculed another House member for hosting Jewish leaders, among other instances which drew accusations of anti-Semitism. And those were not the only controversies to overwhelm Bowman. Jabal Bowman pleaded guilty in October 2023 to one misdemeanor for falsely pulling a fire alarm in a congressional office building a month prior, just as lawmakers were about to vote on a short-term government funding measure to avoid a government shutdown. Okay.