A Southern California man has admitted to doxing an Immigration and Customs Enforcement attorney, the agency announced Monday. 

Gregory John Curcio, 68, pleaded guilty last month in federal court to one count of violating the protection of individuals performing certain official duties, ICE also said in making the announcement.

In February 2025, Curcio, of Santa Monica, identified his victim as an ICE agent in a Facebook post, in which he also posted her home address and urged followers to “swat” her – a dangerous practice where someone places a fake emergency call to law enforcement or emergency responders to prompt a significant response.

“ICE attorneys litigate removal cases against illegal aliens who are human rights abusers, murderers, child rapists and terrorists,” ICE Deputy Director Charles Wall said in a statement. “Like all federal officials, they play an enormous role in protecting American lives. The Trump administration has zero tolerance for people who jeopardize these legal professionals’ safety.”

Federal law prohibits making public certain personal information about protected individuals, including federal employees, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California said in June. Restricted personal information includes Social Security numbers, home addresses, phone numbers, and personal email addresses.

The victim, who has not been named, told authorities that Curcio previously lived at her mother’s apartment building and harassed and threatened her mother for years prior to doxing her. The victim said she had never met Curcio, but that he began harassing her and her mother as early as January 2024.

ICE stated that its officials are experiencing a dramatic increase in threats and violence, with a 1,300% increase in assaults, a 3,200% increase in vehicle attacks, and an 8,000% in death threats.

Curcio was arrested in September 2025 and ordered to remain in jail without bond at that time.

“Contrary to what some misguided individuals think, doxxing federal agents and employees is not a harmless crime,” acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said at the time. “It endangers the agent’s personal safety and that of their family. It’s also a federal crime. If convicted, this defendant will face up to five years in a federal prison cell.”

Swatting has resulted in multiple deaths, the most infamous of which occurred in 2017 when a teenager called police to claim a gaming rival had shot his father and was holding his family hostage. The potential victim no longer lived at the address where the swatting took place, and the man who did live there, Andrew Finch, was killed when he walked onto his porch and dropped his hands after being told to raise them.

Curcio is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 21 and faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison.