A Cleveland man has been charged in Federal Court with False Information and Hoaxes, after falsely claiming that he had coronavirus, when being arrested. The Cleveland man was arrested by Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority police, on an open parole violation warrant. Upon being arrested, he claimed to have trouble breathing due to having coronavirus. He then coughed in the faces of arresting officers, who took him to the hospital. While at the hospital, the man then spit on officers and hospital personnel. It was later determined that the man had never been tested for coronavirus. The officers and hospital staff later tested negative for the virus. The man now faces a penalty of up to five years in federal prison.
What happens after you receive a federal target letter?
Receiving a target letter is not the same as facing formal charges. However, it shows that federal prosecutors consider you a putative defendant, meaning someone they may seek to charge, and believe substantial evidence connects you to the crime under investigation....
