Fox News • April 30, 2026 01:17

Romanian national learns fate for swatting US officials, including members of Congress, judges

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Thomasz Szabo, 27, was sentenced to four years in prison for swatting calls and bomb threats targeting members of Congress and other U.S. officials.

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