Alan W. Filion, 18, pleaded guilty to four counts of making interstate threats to injure the person of another, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release on Wednesday. The calls were made between August 2022 and January 2024, and on Jan. 18 ...

Federal prosecutors say a California teenager pleaded guilty in a case involving the swatting of a Florida mosque, among other institutions and individuals.

Alan W. Filion, 18, of California, called in false reports of bombings and mass shootings across the country, the authorities said.

He faces up to five years in prison for each count. Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster, California, made more than 375 swatting and threat calls around the country, according to a Justice Department release Wednesday. Filion was 16 when he made most of the ...

An 18-year-old from Lancaster has pleaded guilty to making hundreds of calls falsely threatening to conduct shootings or detonate bombs at public facilities.

LANCASTER, Calif. (WKRC) - Teen pleads guilty to making nearly 400 swatting calls across the nation. The Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that an 18-year-old California resident has pleaded guilty to making hundreds of swatting calls.

Alan Filion, believed to have operated under the handle “Torswats,” admitted to making more than 375 fake threats against schools, places of worship, and government buildings around the United States.

A Lancaster teen accused of making hundreds of swatting calls and offering swatting-for-a-fee services pleaded guilty as part of a plea agreement. Alan W. Filion, 18, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Florida to four counts of making interstate threats to injure the person of another.

A California teenager accused of being a "serial swatter" faces up to 20 years in prison for making interstate threats after pleading guilty in federal court on Wednesday.

Alan Filion, 18, became a “serial swatter” for profit and entertainment and made more than 375 swatting and threat calls, federal officials say.