NJ Woman Admits Making Fake Bomb Threats To Federal Buildings

A New Jersey woman admitted calling in fake bomb threats to two federal buildings and then bragged about it on Facebook, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.

Amdije Toska, 40, of Paterson pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Robert B. Kugler in Camden federal court to an information charging her with one count of hoax bomb threats.

On the morning of Jan. 12, Toska called the Camden federal courthouse clerk's office and said there was a bomb in the building, Carpenito said.

The person who answered the phone recognized Toska as a party in a civil case in U.S. District Court. The judge previously issued an order directing Toska to stop calling the clerk's office, Carpenito said.

Toska called the clerk's office back and said,"There is a bomb in the building, run," Carpenito said.

Toska called again that afternoon. An employee asked her why she was making bomb threats and she said, "The judge is torturing me, so I am torturing you, an eye for an eye," Carpenito said.

Toska also called the Hughes Justice Complex in Trenton and said there was a bomb in the building, the U.S. attorney said.

A post on Toska's Facebook page Jan. 12 stated, "I have had enough of being ignored I am prank calling the entire world," Carpenito said.

A Twitter account associated with Toska posted a reply stating she called in multiple fake bomb threats and "will continue to scare them until I am heard," Carpenito said.

Another reply started she was not going to stop calling and that she "will make them suffer by getting them scared," Carpenito said.

Toska faces a maximum of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine when she is sentenced. Sentencing is scheduled for July 18.

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