Man Accused in Harvard Bomb Threat, Extortion Plan

Surveillance footage from Home Depot shows William Giordani purchasing wires and other items that were used to fashion a fake bomb, federal prosecutors say. US District Court of Massachusetts

A man is accused of phoning in bomb threats to Harvard University and demanding a large amount of Bitcoin in return, federal prosecutors said.

William Giordani, of Nashua, New Hampshire, was arrested Tuesday on charges of conspiracy and aiding and abetting extortionate threats. He was released on conditions after a detention hearing in federal court in Boston on Friday. He is due in court again later this month.