Acting Va. U.S. Attorney: Former Old Dominion University Student Sentenced for Swatting Conspiracy
March 16, 2021
March 16, 2021
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 16 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Raj Parekh, issued the following news release on March 15, 2021:
A Vienna man was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy that involved multiple swatting attacks targeting journalists, a Virginia university, a historic Virginia church, an Islamic Center in Arlington, Texas, and a former U.S. Cabinet member.
"Swatting attacks are serious crime . . .
A Vienna man was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy that involved multiple swatting attacks targeting journalists, a Virginia university, a historic Virginia church, an Islamic Center in Arlington, Texas, and a former U.S. Cabinet member.
"Swatting attacks are serious crime . . .