In October 2022, Silverman Thompson’s client—an Ivy League-educated attorney and mother of two working in a career position with the federal government—was arrested and charged in federal court with cyberstalking. In January 2025, the Government dismissed the case.
While the criminal complaint comprised more than 100 pages, it was primarily focused on the alleged conduct of her then-boyfriend. The complaint alleged that our client conspired to harass and, ultimately, concoct a scheme to have his ex-wife falsely arrested using a fraudulent extortion letter, spoofed emails, and other sophisticated means. But, while our client’s co-defendant was quickly indicted, attorneys Andrew White, Eric Bacaj, and Patrick Seidel convinced the U.S. Attorney’s Office not to indict their client and began the months-long process of clearing their client’s name.
Silverman Thompson’s federal criminal defense team mounted a vigorous defense on all fronts. Following her arrest, we negotiated our client’s voluntary resignation from her federal government position with an SF-50 that reflected no wrongdoing and a letter of recommendation.
In federal court, Andrew White and Eric Bacaj spent hours presenting evidence to federal prosecutors convincing law enforcement authorities that our client was a victim of her co-defendant’s scheme. Over the course of more than two years, Silverman Thompson rejected multiple attempts by the U.S. Attorney’s Office to resolve the case with lesser criminal charges for our client, steadfastly maintaining her innocence.
In January 2025, more than two years after her arrest, our client’s case was dismissed as her co-defendant remained in custody awaiting trial on his indictment.
Contact Silverman Thompson’s Federal Criminal Defense Team
Silverman Thompson has significant experience with federal investigations involving electronic evidence, cyberstalking, and allegations of fraud, as well as associated parallel proceedings.
Our team brings decades of experience as both prosecutors and criminal defense attorneys. Andrew White and Eric Bacaj previously worked as Assistant United States Attorneys, prosecuting white-collar criminal cases in federal court and Patrick Seidel was formerly the Chief of Major Crimes with the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office.
To learn more about the criminal defense team at Silverman Thompson, call us toll-free at 800-385-2243 for a free consultation or contact:
Andrew White, awhite@silvermanthompson.com
Eric Bacaj, ebacaj@silvermanthompson.com
Patrick Seidel, pseidel@silvermanthompson.com