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SANTA MONICA—On June 5, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced that a Santa Monica resident pleaded guilty to doxing and harassing an individual who works for Immigration and Customs Enforcement as a lawyer. Gregory John Curcio, 68, faces one count of violating the protection of individuals who are performing official duties.

Doxing is the exposure of private information, such as a phone number, address, or place of employment, that can identify a person online.  Swatting is harassment, where someone reports to law enforcement, claiming the target of the swatting is violating the law, and gives the target’s location to cause the target harassment or arrest.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, in February 2025, Curcio allegedly posted the home address of the ICE lawyer on Facebook, made similar posts on another social media site, and used those posts to instruct people to swat her.  The victim claims he never met her.  She claims Curcio harassed her mother for several years and has harassed her and her family since January 2024.

Curcio will appear in court on August 21, 2026, for a sentencing hearing and faces a maximum sentence of 5 years in federal prison. District Judge Michelle Williams Court will oversee the hearing.

The investigation is ongoing and is being conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility, with Assistant United States Attorney Lauren Restrepo of the National Security Division serving as the prosecutor.

Canyon News reached out to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for comment and was told that it had no comment beyond what was in the press release and court documents.

By Daniel Diquinzio

WOODLAND HILLS—On May 3, three illegal immigrants from the eastern European country of Georgia were arrested in connection to the burglary and murder of a Woodland Hills man. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents previously had detainers placed on all three perpetrators. The suspects were protected by sanctuary laws. Authorities ignored the detainers to have the men deported.

It was almost 1:00 a.m. on April 26, when Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers responded to a call of a burglary in Woodland Hills. Responding officers found Aleksandre Modebadze, 47, lying on the floor of his home, unconscious. LAFD paramedics declared him dead at the scene.

Paata Kochyashvili, 38, Zaza Otarashvili, 46, and Besiki Khutsishvili 52, reportedly broke into Modebadze’s Woodland Hills home, held him captive, and bludgeoned him to death.

FOX11 first obtained the following information from Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons who indicated that two of the three suspects were previously caught entering the country illegally. One had a $3,000 immigration bond, the other “promised,” to check in with ICE agent. The third suspect’s tourist visa expired. He had two ICE detainers on him for drug and burglary charges.

ICE agents with the assistance of the FBI, located and arrested the suspects. Two were arrested in Glendale, the third was arrested close to Sepulveda Boulevard and Burbank, in Van Nuys. Bail is set at $2 million.

By Sharon