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Former Deputy L.A. Mayor Faces Ten Years in Prison for Bomb Threat

  • Brian Williams, who previously served as Los Angeles deputy mayor, has accepted a plea deal to a felony charge for fabricating a bomb threat at City Hall in October 2024.
  • Williams falsely claimed an unknown man called his city-issued phone threatening to bomb City Hall during a virtual meeting tied to his official duties.
  • After reporting the threat, LAPD officers searched City Hall but found no suspicious devices, while prosecutors confirmed Williams made the threatening call to himself via Google Voice.
  • Williams, 61, was placed on administrative leave and faces a federal sentence of up to 10 years; his plea agreement indicates he never planned to follow through with the threat.
  • Officials condemned Williams for breaching public trust, emphasizing the seriousness of bomb threats by government officials and relief over his acceptance of responsibility.
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LA deputy mayor pleads guilty to calling in fake, anti-Israel bomb threat

(The Center Square) - Los Angeles’ deputy mayor for public safety has pleaded guilty to calling in a fake, anti-Israel bomb threat to himself in October.

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NBC LA broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Thursday, May 22, 2025.
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