A Santa Monica man pleaded guilty Friday to a federal charge for doxxing and harassing a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lawyer.
Gregory John Curcio, 69, entered a plea in Los Angeles federal court to violating a law designed for the protection of individuals performing certain official duties.
Sentencing was scheduled for Aug. 21, at which time Curcio would potentially face up to five years in federal prison.
Court papers show that in February 2025, Curcio created a Facebook post in which he identified the attorney as an ICE agent, posted her home address, and directed others to “swat” her at the address. He also posted the lawyer’s private information on a second social media account he controlled, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Swatting is a form of harassment that often involves placing a false emergency call to law enforcement or emergency responders, frequently reporting a false ongoing crisis or crime at a specific location to prompt a significant law enforcement response.
Doxxing is publishing private or identifying information about an individual on the internet with malicious intent.
Curcio is a former resident at the victim’s mother’s apartment building in Santa Monica. The ICE lawyer said she never met Curcio, but he had harassed and threatened her mother for years, according to authorities.
The criminal complaint states Curcio made false allegations and engaged in a campaign to harass the victim and her family starting from at least January 2024.
“Contrary to what some misguided individuals think, doxxing federal agents and employees is not a harmless crime,” First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said in a statement when Curcio was arrested. “It endangers the agent’s personal safety and that of their family. It’s also a federal crime.”
Federal law prohibits making certain personal information about covered persons — including federal employees — public. The restricted personal information includes a victim’s Social Security number, home address, home phone number, mobile phone number and personal email address.