Santa Monica man pleads guilty to doxing ICE lawyer
LOS ANGELES — A Santa Monica man admitted last month in federal court to doxing an ICE attorney. Gregory John Curcio, a 68-year-old U.S. citizen, pleaded guilty to one count of violating the protection of individuals performing certain official duties. Curcio identified his victim, an ICE attorney, as an ICE agent, posted her home address, and directed others on social media to “swat” her using that address in Feb. 2025.
Doxing is the act of publishing private or identifying information about an individual on the internet with malicious intent. Swatting is a form of harassment that often involves placing a false emergency call to law enforcement, such as reporting a false ongoing crisis at a specific location to prompt a significant law enforcement response.
“ICE attorneys litigate removal cases against illegal aliens who are human rights abusers, murderers, child rapists and terrorists,” said ICE Deputy Director Charles Wall. “Like all federal officials, they play an enormous role in protecting American lives. The Trump administration has zero tolerance for people who jeopardize these legal professionals’ safety.”
The victim in this case told authorities Curcio once lived at her mother’s apartment building in Santa Monica, and he had harassed and threatened her mother for years before doxing her as an ICE attorney earlier this year.
ICE officials are currently facing a staggering uptick in threats and violence, including a 1,300% increase in assaults, a 3,200% increase in vehicle attacks, and an 8,000% increase in death threats.
U.S. District Judge Michelle Williams Court scheduled an Aug. 21 sentencing hearing, at which time Curcio will face a statutory maximum sentence of five years in federal prison. ICE’s Office of Professional Responsibility investigated the case and Assistant U.S. Attorney Lauren Restrepo of the National Security Division prosecuted it.
Learn more about this case on Justice.gov.
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