Pennsylvania fantasy football competition leads to fake threats of violence, federal and foreign investigation
A Philadelphia man was arrested after he reported a hoax mass shooting and then a bomb threat in retaliation over a fantasy football disagreement, federal prosecutors said.
Fantasy football feud leads to fake bomb threat, international investigation and federal charges, prosecutors say
Witty banter and rivalrous trash talk are commonplace in fantasy football leagues, but one Philadelphia man’s online beef has resulted in an international investigation and federal charges after he falsely accused a fellow player of intending to carry out violent attacks,
Fantasy football dispute leads to Philadelphia man pleading guilty to making fake mass shooting threat
A Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty after he allegedly reported a hoax mass shooting and a bomb threat in response to a disagreement in his fantasy football league, according to police.
Man sends fake mass shooting, bomb threats after fantasy football spat
Matthew Gabriel pleaded guilty to knowingly fabricating a mass shooting threat in Norway and a bombing plot at the University of Iowa.
Man admits falsifying violent threats after fantasy football argument
A Philadelphia man pleaded guilty to falsely claiming that a man he disagreed with in a fantasy football league chat was planning a mass shooting in Norway, a hoax that Norwegian and U.S. authorities spent hundreds of hours investigating,
Man Pleads Guilty to Falsely Accusing Fantasy Football Rival of Shooting Plans
Matthew Gabriel, 25, of Philadelphia, also admitted to a fake report of a bomb threat at the University of Iowa. The mass shooting report was made in Norway. He pleaded guilty to federal charges.
'Definitely not smart': Philadelphia man pleads guilty after making mass shooting threat following fantasy football beef
A Philadelphia man admitted to reporting a hoax mass shooting and then a bomb threat in retaliation over a fantasy football argument, authorities said Wednesday.
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