Event Brief
Dad sentenced nearly 6 years for tampering
Filed: May 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Summary: Michael Spitze gets a 70-month federal sentence for trying to interfere with an underage abuse victim in his son’s case.
WHO: Michael W. Spitze, 60, of Maryland; U.S. District Judge Thomas A. Varlan; Kyle Spitze
WHAT: Sentenced for attempted tampering of an underage victim in his son’s criminal case
WHEN: May 29, 2026 at 2:38 PM ET
WHERE: Knoxville, Tennessee
WHY: He pleaded guilty to attempting to interfere with an underage victim abused by his son in the case.
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