Ex-Northeastern University Employee Convicted for Faking Campus Explosion and Misleading Federal Authorities
Boston, MA — A former Northeastern University employee was found guilty by a jury on Friday for orchestrating a false explosion alert and providing misleading statements to federal law enforcement in 2022. These actions triggered widespread campus panic and necessitated a significant emergency response including the evacuation of buildings and a thorough scan for explosives. Jason Duhaime, who was serving as the director of the university’s Immersive Media Lab at the time, had reported receiving …