'Serial swatter': 18-year-old pleads guilty to making nearly 400 bomb threats, mass shooting calls
A Southern California teenager has pleaded guilty to swatting and calling in more than 375 threats against religious institutions, schools, and other organizations across the country. Alan W. Filion, 18, pleaded guilty to four counts of making interstate ...
California Teenager Admits to Making Hundreds of Hoax Emergency Calls
Filion was accused of making more than 375 hoax calls from August 2022-January 2024, some in a "swatting-for-a-fee service" he advertised online using false internet handles, the Department of Justice said in a statement on Wednesday.
Lancaster teen accused in hundreds of swatting calls pleads guilty
A Lancaster teen accused of making hundreds of swatting calls and offering swatting-for-a-fee services pleaded guilty as part of a plea agreement. Alan W. Filion, 18, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Florida to four counts of making interstate threats to injure the person of another.
California Teen Pleads Guilty In Florida To Making Hundreds Of 'Swatting' Calls Across U.S.
Federal prosecutors say a California teenager pleaded guilty in a case involving the swatting of a Florida mosque, among other institutions and individuals.
California teen pleads guilty to making hundreds of ‘swatting’ calls across the US
A California teenager pleaded guilty Wednesday in a case involving the swatting of a Florida mosque among other institutions and individuals, federal prosecutors said.
Teen 'serial swatter' behind hundreds of hoax threats across U.S. pleads guilty
Alan Filion, 18, became a “serial swatter” for profit and entertainment and made more than 375 swatting and threat calls, federal officials say.
California teen ‘serial swatter’ pleads guilty to making interstate threats
A California teenager accused of being a "serial swatter" faces up to 20 years in prison for making interstate threats after pleading guilty in federal court on Wednesday.
NY agencies receive bomb threats following seizure, euthanasia of Peanut the Squirrel
It has not been announced that the bomb threats correlate with the seizure and euthanasia of Peanut the Squirrel.
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Hoax bomb threats sent to at least 32 Pa. counties on Election Day, police say
At least 32 Pennsylvania counties, including some of the commonwealth’s most populous, received Election Day bomb threats that interrupted voting in some places and delayed ballot counting ...
How hoax bomb threats on India flights have skyrocketed
Over 500 bomb threats were made to flights in India in October, affecting hundreds of domestic and international routes.
Bomb threats made against more than half of Minnesota county election offices, state says
Election offices in over half of Minnesota’s 87 counties have received bomb threats since Friday, Secretary of State Steve ...
Bomb threats, bad ballot scanners and a rogue precinct judge: Election Day in Pennsylvania
Secretary of State Al Schmidt said of the bomb threats, "Our voters are not going to be intimidated" after threats were sent ...
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Partnerships Helped Secure Election Day Against New Threats
Election officials and law enforcement worked together to fend off Election Day threats, with a new tactic emerging: hoax bomb threats made against polling sites with the aim to disrupt voting.
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An inside look at how law enforcement responds to bomb threats following scares at election offices
Several election offices across Southern California were forced to evacuate after bomb threats were received in the days ...
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More than half of Minnesota county election offices have received bomb threats
Election offices in more than half of the state’s counties have received emailed bomb threats since Nov. 8, according to ...
What to Know About the Russia-Linked Bomb Threats in Battleground States on Election Day
An already heated presidential race faced further strain from a string of reported bomb threats in battleground ...
Election offices in over half of Minnesota counties have received bomb threats since Friday, secretary of state's office says
Dozens of election offices in Minnesota have received bomb threats since Friday, the Minnesota secretary of state's office ...
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Election office bomb threats reported in more than half of Minnesota counties since Friday
As general election canvassing begins, Secretary of State Steve Simon reported Tuesday that election offices have received ...
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'Swatter-for-hire' pleads guilty to 4 counts, including 2 Florida threats
Florida A&M University received a bomb threat on May 18, 2023. Since 2021, swatting has been a felony in Florida, which ...