US EditionCalifornia teen sentenced to 4 years in prison for making hundreds of ‘swatting’ calls across the US
- A California teenager, Alan Filion, was sentenced to four years in federal prison for making hoax shooting and bombing threats across the U.S., according to a judge's ruling on Tuesday.
- Filion, 18, was accused of making 375 swatting calls over two years, targeting various institutions and individuals, as stated by federal authorities.
- Federal prosecutors noted that Filion made these fake threats for recreation and profit, admitting in online posts to turning it into a business.
- Filion pleaded guilty to multiple incidents, including a threat to a mosque, a high school, and a historically black college, as reported by the Department of Justice.
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Serial “swatter” behind 375 violent hoaxes targeted his own home to look like a victim
A teacher in high school once quoted an old proverb to me: "Do something you love, and you'll never work a day in your life!" Perhaps 18-year-old Alan Filion encountered a similar teacher during his school years in California, because once Filion learned that he truly loved making fake "swatting" calls to law enforcement—well, he turned the crime into a job, using handles like "Nazgul Swattings" and "Third Reich of Kiwiswats." Originally it was …
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