“Hoaxes are considered like terrorism, and will be treated as felonies. A sentence for such may not be too stiff, but expect the Feds to seize assets to recoup some of the cost of the investigation.”
Post 9/11, hoaxes were considered to be serious crimes.
Some idiots found out that reality after they were found guilty of a serious crime committing a hoax re a bomb.
Hoaxes were considered serious crimes long before 9/11. It started with the airline hijackings in the early 1960’s.