Justice Department Identifies Person of Interest for 100 Swatting Attacks Against Politicians

Federal agents have pinpointed a person of interest who is believed to be behind a series of dangerous “swatting” incidents targeting high-profile government officials.

The wave of false emergency calls, which send SWAT teams to the homes of public figures, were carried out over the Christmas holiday.

This discovery could mark a critical step in addressing the rise of swatting attacks on political and public officials. The individual is suspected of being tied to more than 100 swatting calls against members of the Biden administration and others.

These include Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly, and several others. Federal agents have located a person of interest in over 100 swatting calls, which included calls targeting Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure and Security Agency Director Jen Easterly and other senior Biden administration officials, according to law enforcement officials.

Officials say the person of interest lives in Serbia; charges have not yet been filed, but sources say they could be filed soon. The person of interest is alleged to have made phone calls targeting officials over the Christmas holidays, according to the sources. Swatting has emerged as a disturbing and potentially deadly trend where perpetrators make fake emergency calls to 911 to provoke a heavy-handed police response.

These individuals will tell the operators that a person is engaging in dangerous activity at a particular address, in the hopes of prompting a SWAT team to show up at the target’s home. This is a growing problem as it not only strains law enforcement’s resources, but endangers the lives of those targeted.

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Pop Star Olivia Rodrigo's Team Bans Plan B Pill Distribution by Abortion Groups at Concerts

Pop star Olivia Rodrigo made headlines for distributing morning-after pills and contraceptives, at her "Guts" tour concert in St. Louis, Missouri, on Tuesday. Rodrigo partnered with a local abortion organization to hand out two packages of Julie, a morning-after pill, to each fan at the Enterprise Center. Rodrigo also gives a portion of ticket proceeds to pro-choice groups.

Fans took to social media, causing the Plan B pill offerings to go viral. But, not everyone was excited that youngsters were being given Plan B pills. On Wednesday, Republican Missouri state Senator Bill Eigel, who is running for governor, took to X (formerly Twitter) to express that he was "horrified," while sharing the facts about abortions' many after-effects.

Thursday, an announcement came telling the local pro-abortion organizations that they will no longer be distributing morning-after pills or condoms to concert-goers.

Three sources from the organizations revealed that the decision originated from Rodrigo's team and was communicated through Slack by the National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF), which collaborated with the pop star to establish booths at every stop of her North American tour. The explanation provided was that the items could be easily accessed by young girls in the audience.

The abortion advocate groups associated with the concert tour took responsibility, saying that it was their decision, not Rodrigo’s, to hand out the Plan B pills at her concerts.

Robin Frisella, community engagement director of the Missouri Abortion Fund said, Missouri Abortion Fund and Right by You were invited to table at Olivia Rodrigo’s event in St. Louis, but it was our decision to pass out EC [emergency contraceptives].

Members of the NNAF said they will, instead, give away beanies, stickers, and buttons at future tour dates.

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