An individual from Oregon has received a five-year prison sentence for live-streaming false bomb threats targeting Jewish hospitals on Long Island, as reported by federal prosecutors.
Domagoj Patkovic, aged 31, created fear at Jewish healthcare facilities throughout Nassau County and New York City during a troubling spree in 2021 marked by heavy alcohol use.
There were multiple instances where local law enforcement had to respond and conduct bomb sweeps.
Patkovic had claimed he planted explosives in various Jewish healthcare settings, asserting a particular threat at Northwell Health’s Long Island Judea Valley Stream Hospital that led to partial evacuations and lockdowns in September. This was done under the alias “Abrahimavic.”
While in front of a live audience on the streaming platform, he told a 911 operator that there was an explosive in the hospital’s maintenance closet and threatened to blow up the facility, even confirming his identity during the conversation and showing his face on camera.
The neo-Nazi admitted, according to prosecutors, to being involved in attacks and bomb threats alongside others. Unrelated photographs from another event captured him performing the “Sieg Heil” salute near an unconscious man.
After his arrest last August, he faced a 23-count indictment.
Prosecutor Joseph Noserra Jr. remarked, “[Patkovic] diverted important law enforcement resources to further his hateful agenda, endangering patients and those within the Jewish community.”
“His actions contributed to a rise in anti-Semitism in America.”
Patkovic pleaded guilty in February to conspiracy to issue a bomb threat and to misinforming authorities about explosives. Ultimately, no explosives were found in any of the hospitals involved.
On Wednesday, he was sentenced to five years in federal prison.
