Bad calls: Philly man pleads to making fake terror attack tips on fantasy football rival

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Bad calls: Philly man pleads to making fake terror attack tips on fantasy football rival
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A 25-year-old Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty to making false terror threats against a rival in his fantasy football league.

A 25-year-old Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty to charges after he called police in Norway and the University of Iowa with fake terror attack claims in order to falsely accuse a fantasy football rivalA Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty to charges involved after he made fake tips to various officials in order to falsely accuse a fantasy football rival of planning to commit terror attacks.

"I don’t know any more people then that, I just can’t have random people dying on my conscience. e plans to arrive there unarmed spend a couple days normal and then execute the attack," read a fake tip shared by Romero's office"lease be ready. e is around a 5 foot 7 read head coming from America, on the 10th or 11th I believe. e should have weapons with him. lease be careful.

"Hello, I saw this in a group chat I’m in and just want to make sure everyone is safe and fine. I don’t want anything bad to happen to any body. Thank you. A man named... from I believe Nebraska sent this, and I want to make sure that it is a joke and no one will get hurt," read the email, according to court documents.

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