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Romanian Swatting Organizer Sentenced to Four Years in U.S. Prison

The case signals U.S. reach against overseas ringleaders of dangerous hoax calls.

Romanian Citizen Pleads Guilty to Orchestrating Swatting and Bomb Threats Against U.S. Officials