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CNN Producer Charged With Enticing Minors Into Sexual Activity, Feds Say CNN Producer Charged With Enticing Minors Into Sexual Activity, Feds Say
CNN Producer Charged With Enticing Minors Into Sexual Activity, Feds Say A Connecticut man who was a producer at CNN headquarters in New York City has been charged with sexually abusing underage girls. The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced on Friday, Dec. 10 that Fairfield County resident John Griffin, 44, of Stamford, was arrested by the FBI after a federal grand jury in Vermont charged Griffin with three counts of using a facility of interstate commerce to attempt to entice minors to engage in unlawful sexual activity.  According to the indictment: From April to July of 2020, Griffin utilized the messaging applic…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Former Union County School Janitor Admits Driving To NY For Sex With 13-Year-Old Girl Former Union County School Janitor Admits Driving To NY For Sex With 13-Year-Old Girl
Former Union County School Janitor Admits Driving To NY For Sex With 13-Year-Old Girl A former school custodian from Union County is heading to federal prison after admitting he drove to upstate New York after planning on having sex with a 13-year-old girl, federal authorities in New York said. As part of his guilty plea, Recep Sandikci, 46, of North Plainfield, said Friday he sent the girl sexually explicit images over a cell phone app in the days leading up to his drive to Albany on Aug. 6, 2019, Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon and FBI Special Agent in charge of the Albany field officer Thomas F. Relford said. Sandikci was arrested by the FBI just af…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Online Employment Scam Alert Issued By State Police Online Employment Scam Alert Issued By State Police
Online Employment Scam Alert Issued By State Police Police are warning the public about a new scam involving online employment. New York State Police say the online employment scam begins with an online interview using Google Hangouts or another social media platform. Once the applicant is offered the job, they are told that they will be sent a check to purchase equipment for their new position, police say. The applicant then uses the funds to obtain money orders to pay for the supplies and deposits them into an account for a specific vendor that is named by the employer, according to police. When this process is completed, the applicant d…

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by Valerie Musson