Omer Fadhel Saleh Mohammed, Making False Bomb Threats, New York 2012

Rochester Man Pleads Guilty to Making False Bomb Threats Against Kodak

ROCOSTER, N.Y. - Omer Fadhel Saleh Mohammed, 31, of Rochester, N.Y., pleaded guilty to making false bomb threats before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, a fine of $250,000.00 or both.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony M. Bruce, who is handling the case, stated that on September 24, 2012, the defendant made three phone calls to 911 and told the operator that his acquaintances were terrorists and were going to blow up the Kodak Corporation. Mohammed made a fourth call on January 24, 2013 claiming that an acquaintance had explosives hidden at a location in Rochester and planned to use those explosives to bomb Kodak.

The 911 calls resulted in emergency responses by the Rochester Police and Fire Departments and by Kodak security personnel, but searches failed to turn up any bombs or evidence that someone had attempted to plant a bomb at any of Kodak's facilities.

The plea is the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Brian P. Boetig. Sentencing is scheduled for April 4, 2014 before Judge Siragusa.

Omer Fadhel Saleh Mohammed, a 31-year-old Rochester native, was charged with making false bomb threats against Kodak Corporation in Rochester, New York. He pleaded guilty to the charges and faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.00.

The investigation into the false bomb threats was led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Brian P. Boetig. The case is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony M. Bruce.

Omer Fadhel Saleh Mohammed is scheduled to be sentenced on April 4, 2014 before Judge Charles J. Siragusa.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdny/pr/rochester-man-pleads-guilty-making-bomb-threats-against-kodak