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California Man Calls 375 Hoax Threats in Swatting Spree Will Face Prison Time
California man convicted for making hoax bomb threats and swatting incidents sentenced to 4 years in federal prison.
California teenager sentenced for nationwide swatting spree, including two Florida incidents
Alan Filion, an 18-year-old from California, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for making over 375 swatting and threat calls across the country, including Florida.
California teen sentenced to 4 years in prison for making hundreds of ‘swatting’ calls across the US
A California teenager was sentenced to four years in prison in a case involving hundreds of swatting calls, including to a Florida mosque among other institutions and individuals.
Teen 'serial swatter' who made hundreds of fake threats sentenced to 4 years in prison
Alan Filion, 18, targeted religious institutions, high schools, colleges and universities, and government officials with fake threat calls.
'Serial swatter': California teen sentenced for making bomb threats, mass shooting calls
Calling Alan W. Filion “a serial swatter for both profit and recreation,” prosecutors said he posted about his swatting experiences online.
‘Serial Swatter’ Who Made Nearly 400 Threatening Calls Gets 4 Years in Prison
Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster, Calif., pleaded guilty to making false threats of mass violence, which prosecutors said prompted large police deployments and, in some cases, unnecessary detentions.
Teen gets 4 years in prison for Sanford mosque threat and nationwide swatting spree
A California teen who threatened a mass shooting in May 2023 at a Sanford mosque was sentenced Tuesday in an Orlando courtroom to four years in prison, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Alan Winston Filion,
Teen sentenced to 48 months in prison in nationwide swatting spree
A California teenager was sentenced to 48 months in prison on Tuesday following a series of interstate threats to injure individuals across the country. Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster, Calif., made more than 375 swatting and threat calls to authorities in which he claimed to have planted bombs,
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