(KRON) — A federal grand jury indicted a former FBI agent from Castro Valley below allegations of cyberstalking, witness tampering, and obstruction of a felony investigation by bribery, the US Division of Justice introduced Wednesday.
Paul Raymond Flood, 54, is accused of cyberstalking a first-year legislation pupil who contacted him about pursuing a profession with the FBI sooner or later. Flood made “unwelcome” romantic advances to the sufferer after she first contacted him in October 2018 and even talked her right into a “sham marriage,” the DOJ mentioned.
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Flood had a diamond ring delivered to the sufferer simply weeks after they have been launched. He additionally used 79 totally different telephone numbers to name and textual content the sufferer over the span of a yr, per the DOJ.
Flood allegedly instructed the sufferer that he was surveilling her and her household and pressured a member of the family to have her unblock him. The sufferer didn’t report Flood for worry of retaliation till June 2019.
The FBI suspended Flood after the criticism and commenced to analyze his habits. After this, Flood threatened suicide and efficiently bribed the sufferer into not collaborating within the investigation, in line with the DOJ.
Flood talked her right into a sham marriage, even shopping for her a $17,000 engagement ring. Nonetheless, the lady didn’t observe by way of with the wedding.
The ex-FBI agent now faces a litany of fees together with cyberstalking, witness tampering by harassment and obstruction of a felony investigation by bribery.
