Case 1:19-cr-00830-AT Document 36 Filed 06/09/20 Page 1 of 9

Case 1:19-cr-00830-AT Document 36 Filed 06/09/20 Page 1 of 9 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, -against- TOVA NOEL and MICHAEL THOMAS, Defendants. USDC SDNY DOCUMENT ELECTRONICALLY FILED DOC #: DATE FILED: 6/9/2020 19 Cr. 830-2 (AT) ORDER ANALISA TORRES, District Judge: On November 19, 2019, Defendant Michael Thomas was charged with one count of conspiring to defraud the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, and three counts of making false statements with the intent to impede, obstruct, or influence the investigation or proper administration of a matter within the jurisdiction of a department or agency of the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001(aX3). ECF No. 1. The indictment alleges that Thomas, in his capacity as a correctional officer at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (the "MCC"), along with another officer, co-Defendant Tova Noel, submitted several false "count slips" on the night o