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A US-Israeli man was sentenced to 10 years in prison in Israel for making about 2,000 bomb threats that forced evacuations to force US Jewish community centers and planes to land landings. emergency.
Key points:
- The convictions included extortion, money laundering and hacking.
- A man has earned hundreds of thousands of dollars for executing the threats
- Hoaxes included more than 500 Australian schools
The threats, of which more than 500 were made against Australian schools, were made by telephone and email in 2016 and 2017.
At the time, in the United States, they worried about the rise of anti-Semitism.
The psychiatrists found that the defendant, who was now 20, was a minor when some of the crimes were committed. He was part of the spectrum of autism and had delusions paranoid ideas.
But the Tel Aviv District Court, which found him guilty in June, said he was fit to stand trial after weighing medical opinions.
By the way, the court said the defendant had offered on the "dark web" – part of the Internet accessible only through special software – to make bomb threats and shoot for money , bringing in about 240,000 USD (331,000 USD) in digital currency. Bitcoin.
The man, who was not named in the proceedings in Israel because of his minor status at the time, was identified as Michael Kadar in separate indictments in the United States for hate crimes suspected.
The Tel Aviv court has sentenced Kadar for charges including extortion, spreading hoaxes aimed at spreading panic, money laundering and computer hacking and threats of shootings against terrorists. community centers, schools, shopping centers, police stations, airlines and airports in North America, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Norway and Denmark.
"As a result of 142 phone calls to airports and airlines, in which he stated that bombs had been laid in passenger planes or had to be attacked, the planes were forced to make emergency landings and fighter jets were scrambled, "said the court.
A locked bitcoin portfolio worth more than $ 1 million
The US Department of Justice said that in early 2017, Kadar had launched bomb threats against the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish campaign group based in New York and the Israeli Embassy in Washington. , as well as threatening calls about bomb and weapon attacks against the Jewish community. centers in Florida.
Kadar, who was arrested in Israel in March 2017, is Jewish.
His parents said he was suffering from a brain tumor causing autism and other mental problems, rendering him unable to understand the nature of his actions.
"Admittedly, the accused is recognized as autistic, but he is extremely intelligent and understands his actions very well," said the court, adding that he would have sentenced him to 17 years' imprisonment. years ago he had no mental health problems.
The court also said that Kadar refused to disclose the password for its bitcoin digital portfolio and that its value has since reached more than $ 1 million ($ 1.4 million).
Reuters
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