A Romanian citizen who authorities say was the leader of a conspiracy that targeted members of Congress and others with “swatting” incidents pleaded guilty Monday, the Justice Department announced.
The department reported that Thomasz Szabo, who was extradited from Romania in November, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to one count of conspiracy and one count of threats involving explosives.
Attorney General Pamela Bondi said in a statement Szabo “led a dangerous swatting criminal conspiracy, deliberately threatening dozens of government officials with violent hoaxes and targeting our nation’s security infrastructure from behind a screen overseas.”
