U.S. Open Worker Accused of Bomb Threats

The Queens DA's office revealed a 19-year-old Queens resident hired as a contract employee at the U.S. Open was charged with falsely reporting an incident--actually three bomb threats. Apparently Mehmet Kadayifci, per WNBC, "pretended to be hearing impaired and used a special Web site to type three bogus claims between midnight and 1 a.m. about a bomb being inside the Arthur Ashe Stadium." (The website is to help deaf people make phone calls.) One note read, "There is a bomb in the fire command center. This is a final warning.". Not only that, Kadayifci had bragged to another worker about the prank. He could face up to 7 years in prison if convicted.

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By Jen Chung in News on September 5, 2008 3:34 PM

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mehmet

ok first of all everything you guys are vewing is lies yes i did make a bomb threat but not to america u idiots i made in to my friend. second of all im not muslim and yes give me pork rolles i enjoy eating them why dont u throw a chicharon as well? so u wanna know more come pay me a visit 37-07 82 street im currently employed as a manager... queens jacksonheights in burgerking.

so yeah u need more proof? www.myspace.com/qnz1718 thats me

JacqueMehoff

making threats over the internet, what a maroon.

Snoopy

Guilty as charged. Take him out to mid ocean and drop him off with a pork roll sandwich.

midtown

WNBC spelled his name "Kadayifci" - which doesn't match either of your spellings Jen.

Poor guy goes to all that trouble and won't even have the google hits to show for it.