Durham team raises possibility ‘Tech Exec-1’ in Sussmann case committed fraud

Published April 28, 2022 4:48pm ET



Special counsel John Durham’s team says “Tech Executive-1” Rodney Joffe, a former client of indicted Democratic cybersecurity lawyer Michael Sussmann, remains the “subject” of an “ongoing” investigation, hinting he is being scrutinized for possibly defrauding the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Durham prosecutor Andrew DeFilippis said during a Wednesday court hearing that the special counsel’s team is still “looking closely” at Joffe. He insisted there continue to be “ongoing investigative matters” and said that “some criminal statutes are longer than five years.” Judge Christopher Cooper asked for an example, and the Durham prosecutor pointed to 18 U.S. Code 1031, which relates to major fraud against the U.S. government. DeFilippis specifically mentioned a DARPA contract.

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