Motion to Unseal Case by Jonathan Alan Porter — USA v. Okojie (Dkt. 8, S.D. Ga.)

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A Motion to Unseal Indictment, Document 8, filed 06/21/22 in Case 4:22-cr-00084-LGW-BWC, United States of America v. Bernard Okojie, Indictment No. 4:22-CR-084, in the United States District Court, Southern District of Georgia, Savannah Division. The United States, by David H. Estes, United States Attorney, moves the Court to unseal the Indictment. It states that in June 2022 a federal grand jury returned an indictment against Defendant Bernard Okojie, that the Court signed an Order sealing it, and that, based on recent developments, keeping the case under seal will not further advance any law enforcement purpose. It asks that the Indictment and all related pleadings be unsealed, and it is signed /s/ Jonathan A. Porter.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA 
SAVANNAH DIVISION 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
 
v. 
 
BERNARD OKOJIE 
 
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INDICTMENT NO. 4:22-CR-084 
 
 
MOTION TO UNSEAL INDICTMENT 
Now comes the United States of America, by and through David H. Estes, United 
States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, and moves the Court to unseal the 
Indictment in the above-referenced case.  In support of this motion, the Government 
shows the following: 
 
In June 2022, a federal grand jury sitting in the Southern District of Georgia 
returned an indictment against Defendant Bernard Okojie.  After the return of the 
Indictment, the Court signed an Order sealing the Indictment until further Order of the 
Court.  The Government hereby represents that, based on recent developments, keeping 
this case under seal will not further advance any law enforcement purpose. 
WHEREFORE, the Government moves that the above-styled Indictment and all 
related pleadings be unsealed. 
 
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DAVID H. ESTES 
 
 
 
 
 
 
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Jonathan A. Porter 
JONATHAN A. PORTER 
Assistant United States Attorney 
Post Office Box 8970 
 
 
Georgia Bar No. 725457 
Savannah, Georgia 31412 
Telephone: (912) 652-4422 
Email: jonathan.porter@usdoj.gov 
Counsel for the United States of America 
Case 4:22-cr-00084-LGW-BWC     Document 8     Filed 06/21/22     Page 1 of 1

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