Source: United States Attorneys General
Headline: Former HSI Confidential Informant Sentenced for Obstruction of Justice
Former Homeland Security Investigations Confidential Informant Miguel Rodriguez-Sierra was sentenced today by United States District Judge Darrin P. Gayles for obstructing justice by attempting to sell cooperation to a federal inmate to allow that inmate to obtain an unwarranted sentencing reduction, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1503. Rodriguez-Sierra was sentenced to a term of 12 months in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release. Rodriguez-Sierra’s sentence also included an order of forfeiture and the imposition of a $100 special assessment.