Very, very interesting which judge got this Taranto case... check out the judge of an SS impersonation case from last year:
U.S. judge declines to jail two men accused of impersonating federal agents
Reuters via MSN ^ | April 12, 2022 | By Sarah N. Lynch
Posted on 4/12/2022, 6:11:53 PM by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON, April 12 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday declined to jail two men accused of impersonating federal agents and supplying Secret Service personnel with gifts, dealing a blow to prosecutors who had argued that the defendants pose a danger and should be detained.
“There’s been no showing that national security information has been compromised,” U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael Harvey said.
Harvey ordered both men to remain in home confinement, subject to GPS monitoring, with their parents and that they surrender their passports and stay away from airports and embassies. Harvey agreed to stay his order until Wednesday morning while the government mulls whether to appeal.
The judge said prosecutors did not prove that the defendants tried to infiltrate the Secret Service with nefarious purposes, and noted that they were so “spectacularly outed” that there is no risk anymore that they can continue to pose as agents.
Harvey’s bio says he “prosecuted high-profile cases involving. . .threats against high-ranking officials” when he was in the U.S. Attorney’s national security section: https://ballotpedia.org/G._Michael_Harvey