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Coverage dated August 27, 2024

2 Eastern Europeans charged in ‘swatting' former US president, members of Congress

Headline from NBC 6 South Florida

A former U.S. president and several members of Congress were targets of a plot carried out by two European men to intimidate and threaten dozens of people by...

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  1. MyNorthwest

    2 men from Europe charged with 'swatting' plot targeting members of Congress and senior US officials (opens MyNorthwest)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Two men from Europe are charged in a plot to call in bogus reports of police emergencies to harass and threaten members of Congress,

  2. NBC 6 South Florida

    2 Eastern Europeans charged in ‘swatting' former US president, members of Congress (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    A former U.S. president and several members of Congress were targets of a plot carried out by two European men to intimidate and threaten dozens of people by...

  3. Voice of America

    2 men from Europe charged with 'swatting' plot targeting members of Congress, senior US officials (opens Voice of America)

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    The plot involved calling in bogus reports of emergencies to instigate an aggressive response by police officers at victims' homes, according to an indictment

  4. Los Angeles Times

    2 men from Europe charged with 'swatting' plot targeting members of Congress, senior U.S. officials (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The men from Romania and Serbia targeted at least 100 people with 'swatting' calls to instigate an aggressive police response.

  5. Triblive

    2 men from Europe charged with 'swatting' plot targeting former U.S. president and members of Congress (opens Triblive)

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    WASHINGTON — A former U.S. president and several members of Congress were targets of a plot carried out by two European men to intimidate and threaten dozens of people by calling in bogus reports of police emergencies at their homes, according to court records unsealed on Wednesday.

  6. New Hampshire Union Leader

    2 European men charged with ‘swatting’ US elected officials, private citizens (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    Two foreign nationals have been charged with making hoax bomb threats and false emergency reports targeting dozens of American citizens, including state and federal officials in Georgia and around the

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