Published: 07/25/2007 Man who made false terrorism threat faces more trouble By Dan Atkinson Staff Writer
GEORGETOWN - A rowdy party could have serious implications for a Georgetown man who had just reached a plea agreement with the federal government for falsely reporting a suicide bomber. Adam Hart, 21, of 88 Baldpate Road, Georgetown, was charged last week with possession of marijuana and unlawful distribution to a minor after a party at his house Thursday night. He was arraigned Monday, released on bail, and will have a pretrial hearing on Aug. 13. But if he's convicted, it could cost him the reduced sentence he received in a plea deal he made after admitting to falsely reporting a terrorism threat last November. One of the conditions of the plea agreement was not committing any additional crimes. Hart was charged with maliciously conveying false information to the government when he sent an e-mail to the National Security Agency saying that a Muslim at Loyola University was going to suicide bomb the Sears Tower in Chicago. On July 11, Hart entered a guilty plea, saying he made the false report "knowingly, intentionally and willfully." Hart faced a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, three years' supervised release and a $250,000 fine. However, the plea agreement reduced his possible prison sentence to six to 12 months, reduced supervised release to two years and reduced the fine to $2,000. One of the conditions of the agreement was that Hart would not commit any crimes. If he did, the U.S. Attorney "specifically reserves the right not to recommend a reduction," according to the agreement. The U.S. Attorney's office did not return calls for comment. According to court documents in the false-reporting case, Hart's troubles begain last April when he was searching Facebook, a popular Web site, while drunk for "a variety of novelty names," including the name Osamah. He found Loyola student Osamah Abdallah and then sent him a message full of ethnic slurs, which Abdallah responded to. Hart then sent his e-mail to the NSA, which said in part that a Loyola student "was talking to me online about strapping a bomb to his chest and walking into the Sears Tower. I hope you take action against him," and a message to Abdallah that stated "I just ratted you out to the NSA, you [expletive] terrorist," according to court documents. In his statement to officials, Hart said he was "under the influence" and trying to be funny in front of his friends when he sent the NSA e-mail. But the NSA took the e-mail seriously, secured the tower and pulled Abdallah out of class. Abdallah told officials about his Facebook encounters with a UMass Dartmouth student, and the FBI contacted Hart, who initially denied sending the e-mail, according to court documents. But Hart called the FBI back and admitted to sending the e-mail, giving them a signed statement, but he pleaded not guilty when he was indicted in November.
According to Georgetown police, Adam Hart was at home during a loud party Thursday night. When police responded to Hart's house, they arrested and charged nine minors with underage drinking. Police found Hart upstairs with two minors and alcohol and marijuana in the room, according to reports.
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