'Swatter-for-hire' pleads guilty to 4 counts, including 2 Florida threats
So-called "swatter-for-hire" Alan W. Filion, 18, pleaded guilty to calling in bomb and shooting threats, including two in Florida in 2023.
Lancaster teen pleads guilty in Florida to making hundreds of ‘swatting’ calls around the nation
Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster, entered the plea to four counts of making interstate threats to injure the person of another, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida said in a news release. He faces up to five years in prison on each count. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
'Serial swatter': 18-year-old pleads guilty to making nearly 400 bomb threats, mass shooting calls
An 18-year-old in California has pleaded guilty to making hundreds of swatting calls across the U.S., the Department of Justice says.
California teen pleads guilty to ‘hundreds’ of swatting calls, including in Florida
A California teen has pleaded guilty to making "hundreds" of swatting calls in the state of Florida, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
Teen pleads guilty in hundreds of ‘swatting’ calls: DOJ
A teen has pleaded guilty to placing hundreds of “swatting” calls across the U.S., the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. The department said Wednesday that Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster, Calif., “pleaded guilty today to four counts of making interstate threats to injure the person of another.
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.
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.
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California teen pleads guilty in Florida to making hundreds of "swatting" calls
MIAMI - A Lancaster, California teen accused of making hundreds of false bomb threats, mass shooting threats and ...