A Brevard County woman has been sentenced to federal prison for falsifying records in an attempt to frame a NASA employee.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Stacy R. Caruvana (47, Rockledge) was sentenced to six months in federal prison for falsifying records with intent to obstruct and influence a federal investigation.
The court further sentenced Caruvana to one year of supervised release.
Caruvana had pleaded guilty on June 11, 2021.
Between May 2018 and May 2019, Caruvana attempted to frame a NASA employee by sending an anonymous letter to the NASA Office of Inspector General (OIG) falsely alleging that the NASA employee was engaged in various types of misconduct.
She also purchased a second cell phone and sent threatening text messages to her own cell phone from the second cell phone, following which she falsely reported to law enforcement that the threatening messages had been sent by the NASA employee.
During the course of the ensuing NASA OIG investigation, Caruvana falsified emails purporting to be from the victim’s NASA email account to make it appear that he was threatening her, following which Caruvana submitted these falsified emails to a NASA OIG agent.
Caruvana also made multiple statements to the NASA OIG agent in which she falsely claimed that the NASA employee was still calling and threatening her.
NASA OIG subsequently executed a search warrant at Caruvana’s residence, and evidence from a computer at the residence showed that Caruvana had fabricated the emails that she sent to NASA OIG.
The case was investigated by the NASA Office of Inspector General and the Rockledge Police Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Chauncey A. Bratt.
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Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Category: White Collar Crime|Public Corruption
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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