Kao Xiong, False Bomb Threat, California 2018

Former Oroville resident Kao Xiong, 34, of Saint Paul, Minnesota, has been sentenced to time served plus five months of home detention for making a false bomb threat.

According to court documents, in August 2017, while Xiong was living in Oroville, Xiong mailed a letter to a company in Sunnyvale, informing the company that Xiong and others were going to bomb the location. The bomb threat was reported to the Sunnyvale Police Department who responded to the scene to investigate, and ultimately reported the incident to the FBI.

The letter was identified as one of approximately 150 letters Xiong mailed between January and December 2017, containing false information about bombings and assassinations. Although the U.S. Postal Service intercepted many of the letters, others were delivered to the intended recipients who were located across the United States, including FBI offices, an airport, a mall, and the current and former presidents of the United States.

Xiong was arrested on December 22, 2017, and remained in custody until May 23, 2018, which is approximately 153 days. Xiong pleaded guilty on January 3, 2019.

This case was the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Secret Service, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. Assistant U.S. Attorney Shelley D. Weger prosecuted the case.

Kao Xiong, a former Oroville resident, has been sentenced to serve time in home detention after making several false bomb threats across the United States. Xiong, 34, of Saint Paul, Minnesota, was sentenced to time served plus five months of home detention and three years of supervised release for making a false bomb threat.

Xiong's crimes spanned several months, with the defendant mailing approximately 150 letters between January and December 2017 containing false information about bombings and assassinations. Many of these letters were intercepted by the U.S. Postal Service, but others were delivered to their intended recipients, including several government agencies and public figures.

Xiong was arrested on December 22, 2017, and remained in custody until May 23, 2018, before pleading guilty on January 3, 2019. The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Secret Service, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Shelley D. Weger prosecuting the case.

Defendant: Kao Xiong

Criminal Charge: Making a False Bomb Threat

City and State: Oroville, California

Arrest Date: December 22, 2017

Sentence: Time served plus five months of home detention and three years of supervised release

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/former-oroville-resident-sentenced-home-detention-making-false-bomb-threat