Gerald Bruce Lee

• Judge Extends Al-Arian's Term in Jail

Sami al-Arian will remain jailed until at least October under Wednesday's ruling by U.S. District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee in Alexandria, Arian's wife and sources familiar with the decision said yesterday. Nahla al-Arian said Lee issued the decision at a closed hearing and indicated that he thought Arian - who has served six months on the contempt charge - still could be persuaded to testify to be reunited with his five children.

• Arab American News, The
• August 20, 2009

• Al Qaeda Plot Conviction Upheld ; Ruling Calls for Resentencing

A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the November 2005 conviction of a Falls Church man accused in an al Qaeda conspiracy to assassinate President Bush, but ruled that he had to be resentenced. Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, a U.S. citizen born to a Jordanian father, was convicted by a federal court jury in Alexandria that rejected accusations he had been tortured by authorities in Saudi Arabia to obtain a confession, and sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee to 30 years in prison.

• The Washington Times
• June 09, 2008

• Michael Sindram v. Douglas Robelen, (4th Cir. 2011)

...DOUGLAS B. ROBELEN, State Actor; GERALD BRUCE LEE; PHYLLIS. T. WALTON; LISA GRAYSON; U.S. ...

• Federal Circuits

• Ms-13 Suspect Likely to Testify ; Four Face Trial in 2003 Slaying

Defense attorneys indicated yesterday that one of four MS-13 gang members on trial for the 2003 slaying of 17-year-old Brenda Paz will testify in court today. S. District Court Judge Gerald Bruce Lee said Oscar Garcia- Orellana, 31, could testify as long as his troubles with immigration authorities were excluded.

• The Washington Times
• May 04, 2005

• Former Department of State Agent and Northern Virginia Realtor Plead Guilty to Visa Fraud

WASHINGTON, July 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Harold Countryman, a former Department of State agent, and his wife, Kimberly Countryman, a realtor in northern Virginia, pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting visa fraud, the Justice Department announced today. According to the plea agreement, Kimberly Countryman admitted to using the fraudulent visa to further the forced labor of a Cambodian woman in their employ. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 13, 2006, before U.S. District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee. As part of the plea agreement, the Countrymans are required to pay $50,000 in restitution and $50,000 in forfeiture. Visa fraud carries a statutory maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment and a maximum fine of $250,000.

• U.S. Newswire
• July 20, 2006

• Pentagon Analyst Gets Light Jail Term ; Show of Support Swayed Judge

A former Pentagon analyst who passed highly classified intelligence to two Chinese military officers was sentenced to three months in prison yesterday far shy of four to five years called for in sentencing guidelines. Federal Judge Gerald Bruce Lee said that despite the "very serious charge" against Ronald Montaperto, he was swayed to reduce the sentence based on letters of support from current and former intelligence and military officials.

• The Washington Times
• September 10, 2006

• U.S. Must Show If Surveillance Used in Case

ALEXANDRIA, Va. The government must disclose whether it used any information from the Bush administration's warrantless surveillance program in its case against a man convicted of joining al-Qaida and plotting to assassinate the president, a federal judge has ruled. Judge Gerald Bruce Lee postponed the man's sentencing at the request of defense lawyers who suspect that Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, 24, of Falls Church, was illegally targeted by the eavesdropping program.

• The Columbian
• February 28, 2006

• Drugs, Money Laundering Put Executive in Prison

A two-year undercover investigation involving an international Ecstasy and weapons-trafficking organization with Hollywood connections has netted its first prison sentence: a 20-year term for an executive of a Swiss-based financial, business and consulting service. Alexandre De Basseville, 36, of Switzerland and Los Angeles, an executive board member of ADB Swiss S.A., which owns the Los Angeles- based Limelight Films Inc., was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee. The judge also ordered him to forfeit $528,500 after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to distribute MDMA, or Ecstasy.

• The Washington Times
• January 07, 2007

• Ms-13 Jurors Told Not to Seek Advice ; Must Decide If Execution Merited

A federal judge has ordered jurors in the capital murder trial of two convicted MS-13 gang members not to consult with any clergy until they decide on whether a death sentence is warranted in the case. Do not seek outside assistance as to the logic or morality of the death penalty," U.S. District Court Judge Gerald Bruce Lee told jurors after closing arguments in the penalty phase of the trial yesterday.

• The Washington Times
• June 10, 2005

• Man Sentenced for Extortion ; Alexandria Resident Targeted Malls in Security Scam

An Alexandria man was sentenced yesterday in federal court to 30 months in prison and fined $6,000 after he pleaded guilty in January to charges of extortion and possessing an unregistered short- barreled rifle. S. Attorney Paul J. McNulty in Alexandria said Christian Kerodin, 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee, who also ordered that the prison term be followed by three years of supervised release.

• The Washington Times
• March 26, 2004