DOJ Charges Foreign Nationals on Alleged Swatting Operations Against Government Officials

DOJ Charges Foreign Nationals on Alleged Swatting Operations Against Government Officials
The Department of Justice in Washington on June 20, 2023. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Matt McGregor
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged two foreign nationals with conspiring to carry out a swatting operation against high-ranking government officials.
Romanian Thomasz Szabo, 26, and Serbian Nemanja Radovanovic, 21, have been charged with one count of conspiracy, 29 counts of making bomb threats, and four counts of making threats in connection with interstate and foreign commerce, the DOJ said in an Aug. 28 statement.