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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

UNDER SEAL
DISTRICT OF OREGON

PORTLAND DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 3:18-CR- 00 \ 13= tl'\ 0

v. INDICTMENT

BUD O'NEIL BURKLEO, 14 U.S.C. § 88(c) and 18 U.S.C. § 1001

Defendant. UNDER SEAL

THE GRAND JURY CHARGES:

COUNTS 1-4
(Communicating a False Distress Message)
(14 U.S.C. § 88(c))

On or about the dates alleged below, in the District of Oregon, defendant BUD O'NEIL

BURKLEO did knowingly and willfully communicate and cause to be communicated a false

distress message to the United States Coast Guard, and caused the United States Coast Guard to

attempt to save lives and property when no help was needed;

Count Date of Offense

1. April 8, 2016
2. June 3, 2016
3. October 1, 2016
4. November 3, 2016

In violation of Title 14, United States Code, Section 88(c).

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COUNTS
(False Statement)
(18 u.s.c. § 1001)

On or about December 21, 2016, in the District of Oregon, defendant BUD O'NEIL

BURKLEO, in a matter within the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Homeland

Security, Coast Guard Investigative Service, a federal law enforcement agency, knowingly and

willfully made a false statement to Special Agent B.T., knowing that the statement was false and

material to the Special Agent B.T.'s investigation into false distress messages communicated to

the Coast Guard from April to November, 2016. Specifically, defendant BUD O'NEIL

BURKLEO falsely stated that he had not communicated false distress messages when he knew

then and there that he had made the aforementioned false distress messages that were under

investigation by Special Agent B.T.

In violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1001.

Dated this 2J day of March 2018.

Presented by:

BILLY J. WILLIAMS
United States Attorney

Assistant United States Attorney

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