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How Does A Blind Teenage “Swatter” Get 11 Years In Jail?

3:00PM August 25, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Matt Weigman, “a fat, lonely blind kid”, received an 11-year jail sentence at age 19 for using the 911 phone service to harass and attack his enemies (including the FBI!). But how does a kid come to such a fate? More »


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Blind Phone ‘Swatter’ Gets 11 Years For 911 Phone Hacking

3:00AM July 1, 2009 | Jason Chen

A 19-year-old who was part of a swatting group—hacking the phone system to get 911 to respond with a SWAT team to potentially dangerous situations in order to harass people—just got sentenced to 11 years in prison. More »