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Here’s what you need to know about criminal hoax targeting GOP lawmakers

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Since Christmas Day, three Republican lawmakers, Sen. Rick Scott, Rep. Brandon Williams, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, have been victims of “swatting,” a criminal harassment tactic involving false police reports intended to draw a SWAT team response to the target’s home.

Legal expert Jonathan Turley emphasized that swatting is a serious crime and called for greater detection and penalties to deter such actions.

Swatting diverts police resources from real crimes and has targeted national leaders, leading Greene to announce her intention to introduce a bill to address swatting. (Trending: Melania Trump Announces Big Change For 2024)

Turley said, “Swatting constitutes a false police report that can be criminally charged.”

“Virginia recently passed a new law making swatting specifically a criminal misdemeanor. It can also be charged as a form of criminal threats,” he continued.

“This is a crime that flourishes because there is insufficient deterrent,” said Turley.

“The anonymity and rare prosecutions combine to fuel this form of criminal harassment,” added the legal expert.

“There is no mystery to how to address these crimes. There must be greater detection and penalties to achieve deterrence,” he concluded.

“Last night, while at dinner with my wife, cowards ‘swatted’ my home in Naples. These criminals wasted the time & resources of our law enforcement in a sick attempt to terrorize my family,” wrote Sen. Scott on X.

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