Man Charged for Wiping Phone Before CBP Could Search It

  THE GRAND JURY CHARGES THAT:

  On or about January 24, 2025, in the Northern
  District of Georgia, the defendant, SAMUEL
  TUNICK, before and during the search for and
  seizure of property by Customs and Border
  Patrol Tactical Terrorism Response Team
  Supervisory Officer L.C., a person authorized
  to make such search and seizure, did knowingly
  destroy, damage, waste, dispose of, and
  otherwise take any action to delete the
  digital contents of a Google Pixel cellular
  phone, for the purpose of preventing and
  impairing the Government's lawful authority to
  take said property into its custody and
  control, in violation of Title 18, Untied
  States Code, Section 2232(a).