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August 10, 2023

Bomb Threat at Internal Revenue Service Building in Austin, Texas

On June 13, 2023, in the Western District of Texas, Caleb Augustine pled guilty to damage of government property. According to the court documents, beginning on or about November 12, 2020, and continuing through June 23, 2021, Augustine willfully wrote on stalls and walls of the men’s bathroom at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Austin, Texas. Augustine intentionally conveyed false and misleading information, specifically that bombs would go off in the IRS building within one to two days of the threat. At sentencing, Augustine could receive a maximum of one year imprisonment and ordered to pay a fine.

Source:  The facts in this case narrative come from the following publicly available documents: W.D. Tex., Plea Agr., filed June 13, 2023; W.D. Tex., Indict., filed December 6, 2022; and W.D. Tex., Information, filed June 9, 2023.