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Trooper Pleads Guilty To AI Porn Scheme Using State Databases, Secret Recordings (UPDATE) Trooper Pleads Guilty To AI Porn Scheme Using State Databases, Secret Recordings (UPDATE)
Trooper Pleads Guilty To AI Porn Scheme Using State Databases, Secret Recordings (Update) A Pennsylvania state trooper admitted to creating AI-generated pornography using government databases, secretly recording women, and possessing child sexual abuse material, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, April 8. Stephen M. Kamnik, 39, of Havertown, pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Court to 15 charges — nine felonies and six misdemeanors — following a sweeping investigation into years of misconduct, Attorney General Dave Sunday said. Kamnik, a Pennsylvania State Police corporal since 2011, had been suspended without pay when investigators flagged unusually high bandwidth usage on hi…

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Chinese ICE Detainee Found Hanging In Shower Room At PA Facility Chinese ICE Detainee Found Hanging In Shower Room At PA Facility
Chinese ICE Detainee Found Hanging In Shower Room At PA Facility A 32-year-old man from China was found hanging in a detention center shower room just days after pleading guilty to computer crimes, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 6. Chaofeng Ge died by apparent suicide inside the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg on Monday, Aug. 5, according to ICE and the Clearfield County Coroner. Staff discovered Ge unresponsive with a ligature around his neck at 5:21 a.m. in the shower area of his detention pod. He had been in ICE custody for just five days. CPR was initiated immediately, and emergency responders were called, but Ge was prono…

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Heroin Stolen From Evidence By Pennsylvania State Police Corporal Heroin Stolen From Evidence By Pennsylvania State Police Corporal
Heroin Stolen From Evidence By Pennsylvania State Police Corporal A Pennsylvania state police corporal stole heroin, used it at work and attempted to use work software to cover it all up, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Corporal Brian Edward Rickard, 48, of Honesdale, was charged by the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Integrity and Professional Standards, Internal Affairs Division in conjunction with the Office of Attorney General, according to the release. Corporal Rickard is accused of stealing heroin from the Troop R evidence room, "ingesting it while at work and home, and using work computers and programs to cover up the theft…

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