Jason Duhaime, a former Northeastern University employee, was sentenced to a year in federal prison Monday after staging a bomb hoax in 2022.

The former Northeastern Universit​y employee convicted of staging a hoax explosion​ on campus will spend a year in prison.

Jason Duhaime, 47, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge William Young in Boston after a federal jury in June found him guilty of charges that he conveyed false information related to an explosive device and lied to investigators after an incident that prompted an evacuation of buildings on campus.

Federal prosecutors had requested that prison term for Jason Duhaime, 47, writing last week that the “entire incident was a hoax orchestrated by the defendant for reasons that remain largely unclear.”

A former Northeastern University virtual reality lab manager who faked a bomb explosion that injured only himself but required a major police response will spend a year in prison for his crime.

Tuesday night the opening games of the 2025 Beanpot got underway, setting the stage for what is sure to be an exciting final January 21. On Tuesday, Northeastern handed Boston College a 4-2 loss to earn their spot in the final.

A former Northeastern University employee has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for staging a hoax explosion.

A former Northeastern University employee was sentenced on Monday for staging a hoax bomb explosion and making false statements to police about it, officials said.

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