“This defendant 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,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement. “This case reflects our continued focus on protecting the American people and working with international partners to stop these threats at their source.”
FBI Director Kash Patel declared that swatting “will not be tolerated by the FBI.”
“We are fully committed to working with our partners to bring to justice those criminals hiding behind keyboards and threatening violence.”
Charges against Radovanovic are still pending.
Separately, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino made headlines recently when he announced that the bureau is “closing in” on suspects connected to the placement of two pipe bombs near the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 — signaling that the long-running, four-year investigation may be nearing a breakthrough after lying dormant throughout the Biden administration.
“The second we got in, I put a team on it and I said, ‘I want answers on this,’” Bongino told “Fox & Friends.” “And I’m pretty confident that we’re closing in on some suspects.” Continue reading…
