United States v. Navarro

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________________________________ ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ) ) ) v. ) Case No. 22-cr-200 (APM) ) PETER K. NAVARRO, ) ) Defendant. ) _________________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ON ENTRAPMENT BY ESTOPPEL AND PUBLIC AUTHORITY DEFENSES I. In its Memorandum Opinion issued on January 19, 2023, the court held that, “without a more precise factual proffer,” the defense of entrapment by estoppel was “not available to Defendant,” and that a public authority defense was inapplicable. United States v.…