Maui男子在网络诱捕行动中落网，陪审团裁定其持有冰毒意图分销
美国司法部夏威夷区联邦检察官办公室宣布，位于夏威夷州毛伊县 Kahului 市的58岁男子 Christopher Grindling 于2026年11月5日被联邦陪审团裁定有罪，罪名是持有50克以上冰毒意图分销。案件经过为期三天的庭审，由资深联邦地区法官 Leslie E. Kobayashi 主持。
据法庭文件与庭审证据，Grindling 是在一次针对在网络上寻求与未成年人发生性关系者的执法行动中被识别的。检方在庭上证明，他在行动中通过一款常用交友应用，向一名卧底警员提出以毒品和现金换取性交易。
Maui 警察局警员随后持搜查令搜查 Grindling 的住所，在一只保险箱内及附近查获约113克冰毒，现场还有数百个小型塑料袋和一台电子秤。
量刑定于2027年2月25日在 Kobayashi 法官前举行。Grindling 面临至少10年、最高终身监禁，最高1,000万美元罚款，以及刑满后至少5年的监督释放；最终刑期将由法官参照联邦量刑指南等因素决定。
此案由国土安全调查局（HSI）与 Maui 警察局调查，助理联邦检察官 Gregg Paris Yates 与 Arisa R. Herman 负责起诉，联邦检察官 Ken Sorenson 公布了裁定结果。（来源：美国司法部夏威夷区联邦检察官办公室）
Federal Jury Convicts Maui Man of Possessing Methamphetamine With Intent to Distribute After Online Sting
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Hawaii announced that Christopher Grindling, 58, of Kahului, in Maui County, Hawaii, was found guilty on November 5, 2026, of possessing with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The verdict followed a three-day jury trial before Senior United States District Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Grindling was identified during an online law enforcement operation targeting individuals seeking sex with minors. As proven at trial, during the operation Grindling offered drugs and cash to an undercover officer in exchange for sex on a popular dating application.
Officers with the Maui Police Department subsequently executed a search warrant at Grindling's home and found approximately 113 grams of methamphetamine locked in a safe and nearby, as well as hundreds of small plastic baggies and a digital scale.
Sentencing is scheduled for February 25, 2027, before Judge Kobayashi. At sentencing, Grindling faces at least 10 years and up to life in prison, a fine of up to $10,000,000, plus a term of supervised release of at least five years. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and the Maui Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Gregg Paris Yates and Arisa R. Herman are prosecuting the case, and U.S. Attorney Ken Sorenson announced the verdict. (Source: U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Hawaii)
来源：美国司法部夏威夷区联邦检察官办公室
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