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United States Courts
Southern District of Texas
Sealed FILED
Public and unofficial staff access
to this instrument are July 28, 2022
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
prohibited by court order
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS Nathan Ochsner, Clerk of Court
IN THE MATTER OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA
VS
Case No. 4:22-cr-372
____________________
CALEB JORDAN MCCRELESS and
CHRISTOHER LUKE MCGINNIS, Filed Under Seal
Defendants.
MOTION TO SEAL INDICTMENT
COMES NOW the United States of America, by and through Jennifer
Lowery, United States Attorney, and Thomas H. Carter, Assistant United States
Attorney, for the Southern District of Texas, and moves this Honorable Court to seal
the indictment and attachments in this matter in support thereof, and would state the
following:
The indictment and the supporting documents contain information related to
and the identity of the subjects of a criminal investigation, and information regarding
an investigation involving an interstate investigation. This evidence can easily be
relocated, destroyed or altered. The criminal acts being investigated and methods
which are being employed to investigate the criminal activity are sensitive
information. Public exposure of this information could compromise the
investigation, the preservation of evidence, and arrest of the defendants.
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WHEREFORE, the Government requests that the Indictment, supporting
documents and this document, be filed under seal for ninety (90) days, except for a
copy to the Affiant and investigating agency for their investigative needs and a copy
to execute the warrants.
Respectfully submitted,
JENNIFER LOWERY
United States Attorney
THOMAS H. CARTER
Thomas H. Carter
Assistant United States Attorney
713-567-9470