HAWAII
Officials stated that a Colorado man was arrested last week and charged with cyberstalking three individuals and obstructing justice.
According to the indictment filed in Hawaii, around May 2022 to August 2022, John B. Hart, 53, of Louisville, while living in Hawaii, allegedly engaged in a cyberstalking campaign to harass and intimidate his former girlfriend, Jane Doe 1; her former partner, John Doe 1; and her then-partner, John Doe 2.
Hart allegedly frequently posed as John Doe 1 while he targeted Jane Doe 1 and John Doe 2.
To deflect attention away from himself and falsely implicate John Doe 1, Hart also allegedly repeatedly targeted himself, typically while posing as John Doe 1.
Hart allegedly falsely reported to Jane Doe 1, John Doe 1’s employer, local law enforcement, federal law enforcement, and the family courts that John Doe 1 was responsible for the conduct and posed a genuine and severe threat to Hart and others.
Hart allegedly deleted one of his personal e-mail accounts two days after being interviewed by federal investigators.
Hart was arrested in Colorado and charged with three counts of cyberstalking and obstruction of justice.
If convicted, Hart faces five years in prison on each count of cyberstalking and 20 years for obstruction.
The FBI is investigating the case.
Senior Trial Attorney Mona Sedky of the Criminal Division’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sara D. Ayabe and Aislinn Affinito for the District of Hawaii are prosecuting the case.