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Children Restrained, Abused By Adults Found In PA Man's Porn: DA Children Restrained, Abused By Adults Found In PA Man's Porn: DA
Children Restrained, Abused By Adults Found In PA Man's Porn: DA A Lansdale man is accused of disseminating and possessing child sexual abuse material following a months-long investigation, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced on Friday, Aug. 29. William Marquis Martin, 44, was charged with 100 felony counts of disseminating child sexual abuse material, 10 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material, and criminal use of a communications facility, according to Steele and court documents. **WARNING THE FOLLOWING IS DISTURBING** The investigation began in December 2024 when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Child…
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…
Philly Prep School Grad, Amateur Golfer Requested Nude Pics From Kids Online: Prosecutor Philly Prep School Grad, Amateur Golfer Requested Nude Pics From Kids Online: Prosecutor
Philly Prep School Grad, Amateur 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…
Sextortion Of 30+ Children—Including In Pennsylvania—Gets Florida Man 30 Years: USDOJ Sextortion Of 30+ Children—Including In Pennsylvania—Gets Florida Man 30 Years: USDOJ
Sextortion Of 30+ Children—Including In Pennsylvania—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…
‘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…
Federal Parolee, Sex Offender Busted Downloading Child Porn At PA Auto Repair Shop: DA Federal Parolee, Sex Offender Busted Downloading Child Porn At PA Auto Repair Shop: DA
Federal Parolee, Sex Offender Busted Downloading Child Porn At PA Auto Repair Shop: DA A convicted sex offender and federal parolee from Bucks and Montgomery counties has been arrested on accusations he downloaded child pornography at the auto repair shop where he worked, police paperwork shows. A Bensalem police detective was running an undercover computer program trying to identify devices within the county that were using the BitTorrent Peer2Peer (P2P) file-sharing protocol to download and share child porn, when he connected with a device at 749 Butler Ave., in New Britain on June 20, according to a criminal complaint filed within the Bucks County DA's office. Dozens of fi…