Former Michigan CBP Agent Pleads Guilty to Receiving Child Pornography
Evidence came from an FBI sting with an officer posing as a 13-year-old.
Overview
- Harry Marvelle Peless III, 51, of Newport admitted to one federal count in a Michigan courtroom on Tuesday.
- Sentencing is scheduled for June 1, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
- Prosecutors say he began messaging the undercover account in September 2024, with exchanges becoming near daily.
- Investigators documented logins to the chat account while he was at the Gibraltar CBP station, where he served as a marine agent.
- He was arrested at work in July 2025 and previously faced separate charges in Michigan and New Jersey tied to the undercover communications.