Source: US FBI
Earlier today in federal court in the Eastern District of New York, Disheem Laquan Riley was sentenced to 24 months imprisonment followed by three years supervised release for making threats and conveying false information about explosives. On January 30 and 31, 2024, Riley made hoax bomb threat phone calls to 17 FBI offices across the country, alleging a bomb had been placed outside each respective FBI office.
Special agents and task force officers from the FBI’s New York Joint Terrorism Task Force located and arrested Riley on January 31, 2024. Riley ultimately pled guilty to the indictment filed against him.
“Critical federal law enforcement resources were diverted to mitigate Riley’s hoax threats, and he has been justly sentenced for his targeting of FBI field offices across the country. The FBI takes all bomb threats made against our facilities seriously. Anyone found responsible for making these types of threats will face real punishment in the criminal justice system,” said Assistant Director in Charge Christopher G. Raia from the FBI’s field office in New York.
FBI New York thanks the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, the New York City Police Department, and the FBI offices across the country for their assistance on the case.