A Southern California teenager was sentenced to four years in prison for making threats against religious institutions, schools, and other organizations across the country. Alan W. Filion, 18, was ...
The serial swatter, 18-year-old Alan W. Filion, pleaded guilty to making interstate threats to injure others, which frequently led to massive law enforcement responses and rendered officers ...
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In fact, in what a deeply reported story at Wired describes as a "months-long reign of terror" in 2023, Torswats "distinguished himself as perhaps the most prolific American school swatter in ...
Filion ended up receiving 48 months in prison when he was sentenced Tuesday. "Filion became a serial swatter for both profit and recreation," the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement ...
Here's what we know. A Wired.com investigation said experts believed Filion to be one of the most prolific swatters in American history, operating a service under the name Torswats and claiming ...
THE DOJ SAYS SOME OF THE CALLS RESULTED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT PULLING OUT THEIR WEAPONS OR DETAINING PEOPLE WHERE FILLION TARGETED HIS THREATS. THE INVESTIGATION FOUND FILION BECAME A “SERIAL SWATTER,” ...
A California teenager who pleaded guilty to making hoax shooting and bombing threats to institutions around the country will serve four years in federal prison, a judge ruled Tuesday. Alan Filion ...
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LOS ANGELES — A Lancaster teen was sentenced to four years in prison after making more than 375 hoax calls that included threats to detonate bombs, conduct mass shootings and "kill everyone he ...