Matthew Gabrial, 25, submitted tips to authorities in Norway and Iowa claiming his opponent was plotting deadly attacks.

A 25-year-old Philadelphia man took a fantasy football feud a step too far, pleading guilty to federal felony charges in the end.

Matthew Gabriel admitted to sending an email with a mass shooting threat to police in Norway after having a dispute with a member of his fantasy football league.

Fantasy football is all fun and games — until someone takes it too far. Here's how federal prosecutors say an argument within one fantasy group chat led to an international crime investigation.

A 25-yar-old Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty to charges after he called police in Norway and the University of Iowa with fake terror attack claims in order to falsely accuse a fantasy football rival.

Matthew Gabriel, 25, of Philadelphia, also admitted to a fake report of a bomb threat at the University of Iowa. The mass shooting report was made in Norway. He pleaded guilty to federal charges.

Witty banter and rivalrous trash talk are commonplace in fantasy football leagues, but one Philadelphia man’s online beef has resulted in an international investigation and federal charges after he falsely accused a fellow player of intending to carry out violent attacks,

Matthew Gabriel pleaded guilty to knowingly fabricating a mass shooting threat in Norway and a bombing plot at the University of Iowa.

A Philadelphia man's online beef has resulted in an international investigation and federal charges after he falsely accused a fellow player of intending to carry out violent attacks, prosecutors say.