Today, FBI Portland Special Agent Gutierrez (3rd from left) was awarded the U.S. Attorney's Office Hometown Hero Award. From U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon Scott Bradford - "The hometown hero award honors individuals whose steadfast courage, generosity, and public service embody the enduring ideals of liberty and civic responsibility. This year’s recipient, Special Agent Gutierrez, truly embodies that one person can make a difference in a community in many ways."

A Romanian national was sentenced to 56 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release in connection with an online intrusion into an Oregon state government office in 2021 and other cyber attacks on U.S. victims. According to court documents, Catalin Dragomir, 46, formerly of Constanta, Romania, sold access on the dark web to a computer on the network of an Oregon state government office after obtaining unauthorized access to it in June 2021. During the sale, Dragomir provided the prospective buyer with samples of personal identifying information from the computer. He also sold access to the computer networks of numerous other victims in the United States and across the world, causing losses of at least $250,000. Dragomir operated on the dark web, using aliases to obscure his identity. In November 2024, Dragomir was arrested in Romania and extradited to the United States in January 2025. justice.gov/usao-or/pr/roman…