EventFebruary 2, 2024· U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Bench-trial findings entered for Ryan Samsel and co-defendants

Judge Jia M. Cobb found Samsel and four co-defendants guilty on various felony and misdemeanor counts after a bench trial. Government descriptions of the evidence remain attributed to DOJ.

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DOJ bench-trial verdict announcement — Ryan Samsel and co-defendants

DOJ release reporting Judge Jia M. Cobb’s February 2, 2024 bench-trial findings for Ryan Samsel, James Tate Grant, Paul Russell Johnson, Stephen Chase Randolph, and Jason Benjamin Blythe. Canonical-URL SHA-256: b5bf9d1eafcebecc9beff5a20eed8b15e9ddb5c7384ac9e6b78f8471535a81f5. Capture: canonical HTML reviewed July 24, 2026; native findings and complete trial record pending.

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