The Jewish teen arrested in Israel last month on suspicion of in the United States and elsewhere is believed to be the suspect in the two threats to Boulder’s Jewish Community Center, police said Friday.
The 19-year-old, who was arrested in March and has not been publicly identified, was described as a “hacker” who holds dual citizenship in Israel and the United States. Israeli police did not give a motive and banned publication of his name, but his lawyer said he has a brain tumor that could affect his behavior.
Investigators said the teen made threats to Jewish centers in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand. He allegedly used sophisticated “camouflage technologies” to disguise his voice and mask his location, and a search of the teen’s home uncovered antennas and satellite equipment.
Boulder police spokeswoman Laurie Ogden on Friday said the Federal Bureau of Investigation believes he was involved with both of the threats to Boulder’s Jewish Community Center at 6007 Oreg Drive, but added that “there is nothing concrete” at this time.
An American official said it appeared the suspect had used Tor, an anonymity software that masks a computer’s true whereabouts by routing its internet traffic through various points around the globe.
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