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California Teenager Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Nationwide Swatting Spree
February 12, 2025
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025:

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California Teenager Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Nationwide Swatting Spree

Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster, California, was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for making interstate threats to injure the person of another.

According to the plea agreement, from approximately August 2022 to January 2024, Filion made over 375 . . .

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