Date: 09-09-2016

Case Style: United States of America v. Marie A. Castelli

Case Number: 2:16-cr-00033-ART-CJS

Judge: Amul R. Thapar

Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky

Plaintiff's Attorney: Robert Kennedy McBride

Defendant's Attorney: James M. West

Description: Covington, KY - Northern Kentucky woman arraigned on charges of communicating a threat and making false statements to law enforcement

On September 8, 2016, the FBI arrested Marie A. Castelli, 55, of Maysville, Kentucky, pursuant to a federal indictment and arrest warrant. The indictment alleges that Castelli knowingly transmitted communications intended to be a threat to injure the person of another in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 875(c) and (2). The indictment further alleges that Castelli willfully and knowingly made materially false statements to the FBI in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2). Today, September 9, 2016, Castelli appeared before a federal judge for an arraignment. The court ordered Castelli detained pending any further orders of the court.

There is no current threat to public safety related to this arrest, and it is not related to the upcoming anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The FBI and its federal, state, and local partners remain vigilant in keeping the public from harm.

Outcome: See Above

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