# Matthew Gatrel Also known as: Fluffy, Matthew Duane Gatrel, Mike Andrews Charged, Sentenced Public record reviewed to August 23, 2026 Index entry last updated August 23, 2026 _Alleged_ operator of the Downthem DDoS-for-hire service and the Ampnode attack-infrastructure service. 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 30 and his residence as St. Charles, Illinois. - 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:** operator of the Downthem DDoS-for-hire service and the Ampnode attack-infrastructure service **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, June 2022 **Nationality:** Not established **Country of residence:** United States **Recorded sentence:** 24 months imprisonment on Counts 1 and 3, to run concurrently, followed by three years of supervised release - [Associated takedowns](https://takedownindex.org/people/matthew-gatrel) - [Legal history](https://takedownindex.org/people/matthew-gatrel/legal-history) - [Charges](https://takedownindex.org/people/matthew-gatrel/charges) - [Sources](https://takedownindex.org/people/matthew-gatrel/sources) ## Sources Every claim on this person's pages traces to one of the entries below. Official announcements come first, then the reporting that supports individual details. 2 sources cited across 2 recorded actions 1. [1] [Criminal Charges Filed in Los Angeles and Alaska in Conjunction with Seizures Of 15 Websites Offering DDoS-For-Hire Services](https://takedownindex.org/sources/united-states-department-of-justice-criminal-charges-filed-in-los-angeles-and-al) United States Department of Justice, December 20, 2018 Government release Source grade P1 Supporting detail not recorded. [Open source](https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/criminal-charges-filed-los-angeles-and-alaska-conjunction-seizures-15-websites-offering-ddos) 2. [2] [Judgment and Probation/Commitment Order as to Matthew Gatrel, United States v. Gatrel, No. 2:19-cr-00036-JAK (C.D. Cal.), Dkt. 315](https://takedownindex.org/sources/united-states-district-court-for-the-central-district-of-california-judgment-and) United States District Court for the Central District of California, June 13, 2022 Judgment Source grade P0 Supporting detail not recorded. [Open source](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.734708/gov.uscourts.cacd.734708.315.0.pdf) Coverage note. Nothing on this page rests on an uncited claim. Where a source is silent on an outcome, this entry leaves the outcome unstated rather than inferring one. Every linked takedown sits in the verified core of this index.