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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Politics
Vinay Patel

Inside the Hoax: How A Heartless California Man Exploited The Terrifying Abduction Of Nancy Guthrie

A California man has pleaded guilty to telecommunications harassment after sending fake bitcoin ransom notes to the family of kidnapped octogenarian Nancy Guthrie, mother of TV host Savannah Guthrie (Credit: File)

A California man has pleaded guilty to sending fake ransom demands following the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie.

According to a statement released on Thursday, 2 July, by the US Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona, Hawthorne resident Derrick Callella admitted to two counts of telecommunications harassment. Authorities said the 42-year-old confessed to contacting Guthrie's relatives by phone calls and text messages on 4 February concerning a bitcoin transaction.

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