Pepper Spray, Acid Threats And Doxxing Mark Years-Long Stalking Of ICE Lawyer's Family: DOJ
SANTA MONICA, CA — A Santa Monica man was arrested this week on federal charges he doxxed and harassed a U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement lawyer as part of long-running campaign of harassment against the attorney and her family, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Gregory John Curcio, 68, is charged with violating a federal law designed for the protection of individuals performing certain official duties — referred to as the federal anti-doxing statute, according to the criminal complaint obtained by Patch.
Curcio was arrested Monday and ordered jailed without bond. He's due in court for arraignment on Oct. 14.
Prosecutors claim Curcio created a Facebook post in February, 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 created a similar post on X, in which he identified the lawyer as "the wicked Ice Queen of Homeland Security," according to court documents.
Swatting refers to the practice of calling 911 to report a false ongoing crisis, such as an active shooter, at a specific location — such as a person's house — to prompt a significant law enforcement response, such as a SWAT team.
Doxxing is publishing private or identifying information about a person on the internet with malicious intent.
Prosecutors claim that Curcio's posts this year were just the latest episodes in a campaign of harassment has a waged against the lawyer's family for several years.
Curcio previously lived on the same floor as the lawyer's mother in a Santa Monica apartment building, according to prosecutors.
Prosecutors claim that in November 2024, Curcio was caught on a surveillance camera spraying pepper spray on the mother's doorknob. He had also asked her "What would you do if someone threw acid in your face?"
Beginning in January 2024, Curcio sent harassing emails to the victim's husband's work email address and placed several phone calls to his work phone number, prosecutors claim.
One email, sent in April 2024, urges the husband to "tell your wife and dogged mother in law to stop hacking my phone or I will call Washington DC."
The victim told authorities she has never met Curcio herself.
If convicted, Curcio would face up to five years in federal prison.
Federal law prohibits making certain personal information about federal employees public. The restricted personal information includes a person's Social Security number, home address, personal phone numbers and personal email addresses.
