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Garfield Man Charged With Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material, Prosecutor Says Garfield Man Charged With Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material, Prosecutor Says
Garfield Man Charged With Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material, Prosecutor Says A 32-year-old Garfield man was arrested and charged with possessing and distributing child porn depicting pre-pubescent victims, according to authorities. Christopher B. Bentos was taken into custody on Wednesday, July 2 following a search of his home, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office said in a press release issued Thursday, July 3. The investigation was led by the Prosecutor’s Cyber Crimes Unit, under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck, and revealed that Bentos “used the Internet to view, download, possess, distribute, and share items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubes…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Crypto Crackdown: $225M In Stolen Funds Seized In Global ‘Pig Butchering’ Scam: DOJ Crypto Crackdown: $225M In Stolen Funds Seized In Global ‘Pig Butchering’ Scam: DOJ
Crypto Crackdown: $225M In Stolen Funds Seized In Global ‘Pig Butchering’ Scam: DOJ Federal officials seized more than $225 million in stolen cryptocurrency in what they say is the largest-ever seizure of funds linked to a crypto confidence scam in US history. The civil forfeiture complaint, filed in Washington, DC, targets over $225.3 million in crypto assets that investigators say were tied to a complex global fraud operation.  According to the Justice Department, scammers used fake cryptocurrency investment platforms to trick hundreds of victims into transferring money into fraudulent accounts. Authorities say the scammers dispersed stolen funds across hundreds of…

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by Zak Failla
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NJ Prep School Grad, College Golfer Requested Nude Pics From Kids Online: Prosecutor NJ Prep School Grad, College Golfer Requested Nude Pics From Kids Online: Prosecutor
NJ Prep School Grad, College Golfer Requested Nude Pics From Kids Online: Prosecutor A 28-year-old New Jersey man who played college golf was arrested and charged on Wednesday, April 23 with possessing child pornography, authorities said. Investigators began looking into Kevin Kramarski, a Moorestown, NJ resident, after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about his online activities, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said. The tip included his efforts to purchase child sexual abuse material online and engaging in online chats with juveniles where he requested they send him nude photos, the prosecutor said. Kev…

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by Sam Barron
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Sextortion Of 30+ Children Worldwide Gets Florida Man 30 Years: USDOJ Sextortion Of 30+ Children Worldwide Gets Florida Man 30 Years: USDOJ
Sextortion Of 30+ Children Worldwide Gets Florida Man 30 Years: Usdoj A Florida man who sextorted children across the globe, including six minors in Central Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison, Acting U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus announced on Thursday, April 24. Alvaro Andres Valarezo Sandoval, 35, an Ecuadorian national most recently residing in Miami, was handed the decades-long sentence by Senior U.S. District Judge Malachy E. Mannion after being convicted on two counts of "Production of Child Pornography", according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Sandoval exploited children in a calculat…

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by Jillian Pikora
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‘Pig Butchering’ Scam Hits Victims For Nearly $5M, DOJ Says ‘Pig Butchering’ Scam Hits Victims For Nearly $5M, DOJ Says
‘Pig Butchering’ Scam Hits Victims For Nearly $5M, DOJ Says You may want to think twice before trusting that friendly text from a “wrong number.” The US Secret Service has seized a new web domain linked to a cryptocurrency scam known as “pig butchering,” a confidence crime that has bilked victims out of millions — including nearly $175,000 from one upstate New York resident alone, federal officials said. The term “pig butchering” refers to a methodical con in which scammers “fatten up” their victims by gaining their trust before financially gutting them through fake investment schemes.  The announcement came from US Attorney John A. Sarcone II…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Photo Of Nude Boy Was Wallpaper On Paterson Man's Phone, Sheriff Says Photo Of Nude Boy Was Wallpaper On Paterson Man's Phone, Sheriff Says
Photo Of Nude Boy Was Wallpaper On Paterson Man's Phone, Sheriff Says A 36-year-old Paterson man has been arrested on child pornography charges after detectives found a nude photo of a young boy had been set as the wallpaper of his cellphone, authorities said. An investigation into Darrel Dye began following a tip regarding illegal internet activity, Acting Passaic County Sheriff Gary Giardina said. "Specifically, the information indicated that an Internet user uploaded and kept numerous media files of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in an online photo sharing and cloud service account," Giardina said. Detectives identified Dye — who fills …

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by Cecilia Levine