PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – A man residing in Dublin, Ireland, was indicted on Wednesday for sending more than 40 emailed bomb threats to the University of Pittsburgh, which prompted the school to evacuate parts of its campus more than 100 times, federal prosecutors said.
Adam Stuart Busby, 64, was charged with 17 counts of wire fraud, 16 counts of maliciously conveying false information and two counts of international extortion.
Busby is currently in custody in Ireland.
“I am very relieved,” University of Pittsburgh chancellor Mark Nordenberg said.
But Nordenberg said the threats might have scared off prospective students since they occurred during a peak application period.
In April, after receiving 10 bomb threats in three weeks, the school offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to the capture of whoever was responsible.
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