swatting

Secret Service protection is usually granted to presidential candidates within 120 days of an election.

Recent swatting incidents have seen hoax callers pretending to be members of the House or providing lawmakers’ home addresses to law enforcement officials.

The couple says such fake calls divert resources from actual emergencies and crimes and could endanger first responders.

The juvenile is allegedly a member of an online swatting ring that targeted numerous religious, educational, and public institutions in the United States.