Two teenagers who assaulted Edward 'Big Balls' Coristine, a former employee of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), were sentenced to probation by a Washington, D.C., judge on Tuesday. The 15-year-old boy received 12 months' probation, while the girl, also 15, was given nine months. Both had pleaded guilty to simple assault, according to WUSA 9 News.
The attack occurred on August 3 in a D.C. parking garage, where Coristine, 19, and a female companion were confronted by a group of individuals. Coristine described the incident as an attempted carjacking involving 'a group of 10 guys.' He suffered a concussion and a broken nose. The two teens were arrested the following day by the Metropolitan Police Department. The boy was placed under strict house arrest, while the girl was remanded to a local youth shelter. Other accomplices remain at large.
During the sentencing, Coristine addressed the defendants via video link, saying, 'I hope you can figure things out and be ready for the consequences.' He thanked the courts and police for their work. The case gained national attention after President Donald Trump posted a photo of a bloodied Coristine on Truth Social, using it to argue for cracking down on urban crime in Washington, D.C. Trump later sent National Guard troops to support the MPD on August 11.
Coristine, the grandson of an executed KGB spy, earned the nickname 'Big Balls' in high school and later embraced it on his LinkedIn profile. The nickname caught Elon Musk's attention when he was hiring for DOGE, the agency tasked with cutting federal spending. Coristine previously worked at Neuralink and studied at Northeastern University before joining DOGE. He later worked for the General Services Administration and the Social Security Administration.
