Abby Beard Hogan, 50, a Florida attorney was charged yesterday (August 24) in a seven-count indictment filed yesterday in the Northern District of Florida for her alleged role in the obstruction of an investigation into the disappearance of her husband, James Hogan, formerly US vice-consul at the U.S. Consulate in Curacao, who disappeared on September 24, 2009.
Ms. Hogan was charged with two counts of making false statements to federal law enforcement officials, one count of witness tampering, and four counts of obstruction of justice. On the day following the night of Mr. Hogan's disappearance, a diver located his blood-stained clothing on a local beach.
The indictment of Ms. Hogan reveals that during the course of the investigation into her husband's disappearance, she repeatedly provided false information to U.S. law enforcement about the time period before James Hogan’s disappearance and withheld relevant information. Abby Hogan allegedly denied, among other things, that she was having an extramarital affair and that she and her husband had argued about the affair on the night of Sept. 24, 2009. Additionally, the indictment alleges that Abby Hogan deleted multiple e-mails discussing the events leading up to and surrounding her husband’s disappearance. Abby Hogan faces a maximum of five years in prison for each false statement count and 20 years in prison for each count of witness tampering and obstruction of justice. James Hogan's body has never been found and he continues to be listed as a missing person.
COMMENT: Abby Hogan and her husband met while they were both serving as officers in the US Navy in San Diego. She served for 11 years as an attorney in the Judge Advocate General's office and he served for 22 years as a Navy pilot, before joining the State Department. They subsequently served two tours of duty in Cote d'Ivoire and Botswana before what was supposed to be a two-year assignment in Curacao for the Hogan family. The couple has five children. Clearly, the Hogan family was one that was in crisis.
Ms. Hogan was charged with two counts of making false statements to federal law enforcement officials, one count of witness tampering, and four counts of obstruction of justice. On the day following the night of Mr. Hogan's disappearance, a diver located his blood-stained clothing on a local beach.
The indictment of Ms. Hogan reveals that during the course of the investigation into her husband's disappearance, she repeatedly provided false information to U.S. law enforcement about the time period before James Hogan’s disappearance and withheld relevant information. Abby Hogan allegedly denied, among other things, that she was having an extramarital affair and that she and her husband had argued about the affair on the night of Sept. 24, 2009. Additionally, the indictment alleges that Abby Hogan deleted multiple e-mails discussing the events leading up to and surrounding her husband’s disappearance. Abby Hogan faces a maximum of five years in prison for each false statement count and 20 years in prison for each count of witness tampering and obstruction of justice. James Hogan's body has never been found and he continues to be listed as a missing person.
COMMENT: Abby Hogan and her husband met while they were both serving as officers in the US Navy in San Diego. She served for 11 years as an attorney in the Judge Advocate General's office and he served for 22 years as a Navy pilot, before joining the State Department. They subsequently served two tours of duty in Cote d'Ivoire and Botswana before what was supposed to be a two-year assignment in Curacao for the Hogan family. The couple has five children. Clearly, the Hogan family was one that was in crisis.
