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DOJ Charges 2 Eastern Europeans in Swatting of US Officials – RedState

It seems there’s been a serious uptick in “swatting” incidents over the past few years. We’ve written on multiple such incidents here at RedState. On Wednesday, the Department of Justice announced that it had arrested two individuals in connection with several swatting incidents involving U.S. officials and members of Congress. 

WASHINGTON – Two foreigners from Romania and Serbia have been indicted for allegedly “swatting” more than 100 victims including members of Congress and Cabinet-level officials by reporting fake bomb threats or other emergencies, including at the Capitol, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.

Thomasz Szabo, 26, of Romania, and Nemanja Radovanovic, 21, of Serbia, are each charged with one count of conspiracy, 29 counts of threats and false information regarding explosives, and four counts of transmitting threats in interstate and foreign…

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