He claimed his bomb could take down an airliner.

Henry Jones told the Georgia Bureau of Investigation about three men who had hired him to build a bomb to destroy an aircraft.

The agents were skeptical about parts of his story, so Mr. Jones brought them a prototype bomb he had built.

Except there was no terrorist plot. Mr. Jones had made up the whole thing.

News reports do not say why he lied.

Said a U. S. attorney:

"Lying to federal agents has serious consequences…"

Said the FBI:

"Occasionally, for varying motives, the FBI is engaged by individuals who choose to fabricate stories that not only waste valuable investigative resources but can have far-reaching implications if that information were acted on. The FBI cannot and will not tolerate such incidents as was presented in this case."

Mr. Jones got 3 years and 10 months in prison.

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