Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, who testified at Donald Trump's criminal trial last month, was targeted in a fake emergency the same day he took the stand in New York, according to police records seen by Reuters.
The previously unreported April 25 "swatting" incident, or filing of a false report to trigger a potentially dangerous response, is one in a wave of violent threats against U.S. officials and other public figures in recent years.
Jamal gave the address of the crime as Pecker's home in Greenwich, Connecticut.
It appeared to be the first report of a swatting attempt against someone testifying in the Republican presidential candidate's 12-day-old hush money trial.
The hoax email "Jamal" sent about Pecker's home came from the address nobody@dizum.com, the Greenwich police report said, describing the email address as untraceable.
Persons:
David Pecker, Donald Trump's, Stormy Daniels, Jamal, Pecker, Elkan Abramowitz
Organizations:
National Enquirer, Former National Enquirer, Reuters, U.S, Greenwich Police Department, Republican, Trump, Greenwich police
Locations:
Manhattan, New York City, U.S, New York, Greenwich , Connecticut, Greenwich