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Romanian pleads guilty to swatting calls targeting former US president, lawmakers

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  1. Jun 4, 2025 at 7:22 AM #1
    Gatorrick22

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    This should be a felony, because SWAT teams ready for a firefight were called in expecting an armed and dangerous assailants, IMHO.

    A Romanian citizen pleaded guilty on Monday to leading a years-long conspiracy targeting dozens of individuals — including members of Congress, places of worship, and a former United States president — with “swatting” calls and bomb threats intended to provoke fear and solicit a police response.

    Thomasz Szabo, 26, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson in Washington, D.C., to one count of conspiracy and one count of threats and false information regarding explosives. The sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 23.

    Members of Szabo’s group then engaged in a “spree of swatting and bomb threats” from Dec. 24, 2023, to early January 2024, the DOJ said. During that time, the group targeted at least 25 members of Congress or their family members; at least six officials who were, either then or previously, serving as a senior Executive Branch official, including multiple Cabinet-level officials; at least 13 senior federal law enforcement officials; and various members of the judiciary, according to the DOJ.

    Members of Szabo’s group then engaged in a “spree of swatting and bomb threats” from Dec. 24, 2023, to early January 2024, the DOJ said. During that time, the group targeted at least 25 members of Congress or their family members; at least six officials who were, either then or previously, serving as a senior Executive Branch official, including multiple Cabinet-level officials; at least 13 senior federal law enforcement officials; and various members of the judiciary, according to the DOJ.

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  2. Jun 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM #2
    VAg8r1

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    Speaking of "swatting"
    Apparent ‘Swatting’ Incidents Target Judge and Prosecutor in Trump Election Case
    Police officers and emergency personnel were sent on Sunday night to the Washington home of the federal judge overseeing former President Donald J. Trump’s election interference case in what appeared to be an incident of “swatting,” according to three people familiar with the matter.

    The police and fire vehicles were responding to a report that a shooting had occurred at the home of the judge, Tanya S. Chutkan, who has been handling the criminal case accusing Mr. Trump of plotting to overturn the 2020 election, the people said. According to an incident report released by Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department that did not name Judge Chutkan, officers were “advised that she was not injured and that there was no one in her home” when they arrived at the house around 10 p.m. Sunday    .