California Teen Sentenced to 4 Years for Nationwide Swatting Spree

Alan Filion, 18, made over 375 hoax calls targeting schools, religious institutions, and individuals, prompting armed police responses across the U.S.

Alan Filion, a Lancaster, California resident, pleaded guilty to four federal charges of making interstate threats to injure others.
Between August 2022 and January 2024, Filion made over 375 swatting calls, falsely reporting bomb threats and planned mass shootings to emergency services.
Targets included high schools, colleges, religious institutions, government officials, and private individuals, often causing armed police raids.
Filion admitted to conducting swatting both recreationally and for profit, advertising his services online and charging fees for hoax calls.
The case involved multiple law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and Secret Service, and was prosecuted in the Middle District of Florida.

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