Opinion
2:22-mj-00864-NJK
11-01-2022
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. LOUIS DANIEL RODRIGUEZ and JOSUE ABRAHAM REYNOSO OCHOA, Defendants.
JASON M. FRIERSON United States Attorney Nevada Bar No. 7709 EDWARD VERONDA Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for the United States of America
JASON M. FRIERSON United States Attorney Nevada Bar No. 7709 EDWARD VERONDA Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for the United States of America
ORDER GRANTING GOVERNMENT'S MOTION TO SEAL COMPLAINT
(FILED UNDER SEAL)
NANCY J. KOPPE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Based on the pending Motion of the Government, and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Complaint, the Motion, and this Court's Sealing Order in the above-captioned matter shall be sealed until further Order of the Court.
Government's Motion to Seal Complaint
(Filed Under Seal)
COMES NOW the United States of America, by and through Jason M. Frierson, United States Attorney, and Edward G. Veronda, Assistant United States Attorney, respectfully moves this Honorable Court for an Order sealing the Complaint, this Motion, and the Court's Sealing Order, in the above-captioned matter, until such time as this Honorable Court, or another Court of competent jurisdiction, shall order otherwise.
In this case, an order sealing the Complaint would be appropriate because the defendants have not yet been arrested, and the existence of this investigation is neither public nor known to all of the targets of the investigation, and its disclosure may alert the defendants of a pending arrest. In addition, the government has obtained a search warrant to search the premises of the defendants' business, defendants' cell phones, and their persons, as well as the person of another employee who has not been charged. The government currently intends to execute those search warrants on November 2, 2022.
Accordingly, there is reason to believe that die disclosure of the existence of the Complaint, as well as the information contained within the Complaint, will jeopardize the investigation, including by giving the defendants an opportunity to flee from prosecution or destroy or tamper with evidence the government intends to search for and seize.