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NY Man Threatened Family Of Slain UnitedHealthcare CEO, DOJ Says NY Man Threatened Family Of Slain UnitedHealthcare CEO, DOJ Says
NY Man Threatened Family Of Slain UnitedHealthcare CEO, DOJ Says A New York man is facing federal charges for allegedly threatening and harassing a relative of slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Saratoga County resident Shane Daley, 40, of Galway, was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 13, and charged with cyberstalking, the US Attorney’s Office said. According to a criminal complaint, Daley called a work phone line used by one of Thompson’s relatives multiple times between Dec. 4 and Dec. 7, 2024 — starting just hours after Thompson’s death in midtown Manhattan. He left a series of voicemails that included harassing and threatening language about Thomps…

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by Michael Mashburn
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CT Corrections Officer Admits To Threatening Federal Agent With Torture, Fire Bombing: DOJ CT Corrections Officer Admits To Threatening Federal Agent With Torture, Fire Bombing: DOJ
CT Corrections Officer Admits To Threatening Federal Agent With Torture, Fire Bombing: DOJ A Massachusetts man working as a corrections officer in Connecticut has pleaded guilty to a violent online plot that targeted a federal agent and his spouse, prosecutors said.  Scott Robert Tardy, 31, admitted in court this week to cyberstalking, lying to the FBI, and obstructing justice, the US Attorney for South Carolina said.  Prosecutors said Tardy joined an anti-law enforcement group on the Kik messaging app under the name “connecticut12345,” where he called for violence against a South Carolina federal agent and their spouse, including throwing a Molotov cocktail into their …

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by Josh Lanier
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Teen Admits To Making Bomb, Shooting Hoax Calls Across US: DOJ Teen Admits To Making Bomb, Shooting Hoax Calls Across US: DOJ
Teen Admits To Making Bomb, Shooting Hoax Calls Across US: DOJ A 19-year-old from Maryland who helped run an online “Purgatory” group behind a wave of terrifying swatting calls—targeting schools, airports, casinos, and homes—has pleaded guilty in federal court, authorities announced. Owen Jarboe, of Hagerstown, admitted to conspiracy, cyberstalking, and making interstate threats involving fire and explosives between December 2023 and Jan. 18, 2024, according to the US Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors said that Jarboe and his co-conspirators used Telegram, Instagram, and shared spoofing scripts to mask their identities while triggering police responses to…

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by Zak Failla