Opinion
1:23-cr-00074-ADA-BAM
04-13-2023
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. GEORGE THOMAS, Defendant.
PHILLIP A. TALBERT United States Attorney JOSEPH D. BARTON Assistant U.S. Attorney
PHILLIP A. TALBERT United States Attorney
JOSEPH D. BARTON Assistant U.S. Attorney
MOTION AND PROPOSED ORDER TO SEAL INDICTMENT
BARBARA A. MCAULIFFE, U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE
The government moves the Court, pursuant to Rule 6(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, to order and direct that the Indictment returned by the Grand Jury on April 13, 2023, charging the above defendant with a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2314 -Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property (Seven Counts); 31 U.S.C. § 5324(a)(3) and (d)(2) - Structuring (One Count); 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C), 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), and 31 U.S.C. § 5317(c)(1) - Forfeiture, be kept secret until the defendant named in this Indictment is either in custody or has been given bail on these offenses; and further order that until such time as the defendant is in custody or has been given bail, that no person shall disclose the finding of the Indictment or any warrant issued pursuant thereto, except when necessary for the issuance and execution of the warrant.
IT IS SO ORDERED.