# Juan Martinez

Also known as: Juan Bautista Martinez Morales, Severon

Charged, Sentenced

Public record reviewed to August 23, 2026

Index entry last updated August 23, 2026

_Alleged_ co-operator of the Downthem and Ampnode services.

Every charge in this entry is an allegation. No conviction is recorded.

- Charged on 2018-12-19 in the Central District of California over the Downthem and Ampnode services. DOJ gave his age as 25 and his residence as Pasadena, California.
- Aliases are the akas recorded on the court's judgment. Nationality is left null: DOJ published a US residence, not a nationality.

Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.

This entry records 2 actions across 1 takedown, each traced to a cited source. Every linked takedown sits in the verified core of this index. Where the record is silent, this page says so rather than filling the gap.

Legal summary

**Associated takedowns:** [Operation PowerOFF December 2018 wave](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-poweroff-december-2018-wave)

**Recorded role:** co-operator of the Downthem and Ampnode services

**Group segment:** Segment not established

**Charging authority:** United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California

**Charging jurisdiction:** United States

**Case number:** 2:19-cr-00036

**Latest recorded action:** Sentenced, December 2021

**Nationality:** Not established

**Country of residence:** United States

**Recorded sentence:** Five years probation

- [Associated takedowns](https://takedownindex.org/people/juan-martinez)
- [Legal history](https://takedownindex.org/people/juan-martinez/legal-history)
- [Charges](https://takedownindex.org/people/juan-martinez/charges)
- [Sources](https://takedownindex.org/people/juan-martinez/sources)

## Associated takedowns

Law enforcement actions against infrastructure and services linked to this person, and the action recorded against the person in each one.

Outcomes and dates follow the public reporting cited on the sources tab and are subject to revision.

2 recorded actions across 1 takedown

| Date | Takedown | Target | Connection | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 19, 2018, [Source [1]](https://takedownindex.org/people/juan-martinez/sources#source-1) | [Operation PowerOFF December 2018 wave](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-poweroff-december-2018-wave), Operation PowerOFF | 15 booter and stresser services | Alleged co-operator of the Downthem and Ampnode services | Charged. Charged by criminal complaint filed in Los Angeles on 2018-12-19. |
| December 9, 2021, [Source [2]](https://takedownindex.org/people/juan-martinez/sources#source-2) | [Operation PowerOFF December 2018 wave](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-poweroff-december-2018-wave), Operation PowerOFF | 15 booter and stresser services | Co-operator of the Downthem and Ampnode services | Sentenced. Pleaded guilty to Count 3. The judgment records the defendant appearing in person on 2021-12-09; the Judgment and Probation/Commitment Order was entered by Judge John A. Kronstadt on 2021-12-13. |