A Southern California teenager has pleaded guilty to swatting and calling in more than 375 threats against religious institutions, schools, and other organizations across the country. Alan W. Filion, 18, pleaded guilty to four counts of making interstate ...

A teen has pleaded guilty in hundreds of so-called “swatting” calls across the U.S., the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. The DOJ said Wednesday that Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster,

Alan Filion, believed to have operated under the handle “Torswats,” admitted to making more than 375 fake threats against schools, places of worship, and government buildings around the United States.