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NJ Army Vet Who Supported Syrian Terrorist Lover Gets 3 Plea-Bargained Years In Federal Prison
A U.S. Army veteran from Sussex County must spend more than three years in federal prison for deliberately concealing money and guidance she gave to a Syrian terrorist she'd fallen in love with. Because there's no parole in the federal prison system, Maria Bell, 55, must serve out just about all of the plea-bargained 36-month sentence approved by a federal judge in Newark on Tuesday, Jan. 24, Bell, of Hopatcong, offered not only money and military intelligence but the benefit of her experience in specialized weapons training to Syria-based factions fighting the Assad regime, a complaint on…
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Feds Track Video Game System To Rescue VA Teen Taken Cross-Country By Online Predator
Federal authorities were able to use a video game system to track a Virginia teen that was solicited and targeted by an Arizona man who took a bus across the country to pick her up. Ethan Roberts, 28, of Tolleson, Arizona, pleaded guilty to the production of child sexual abuse material in Virginia following a lengthy investigation into his dealings with a girl who was 14 years old at the time of his discretions. According to prosecutors, Roberts met the Norfolk teen online in January 2022 and engaged in sexually explicit conversations with her for at least seven months, repeatedly badgering…
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Child Porn-Filled Hard Drive Flushed Down Toilet Recovered By FBI
Despite his best efforts to cover up his misdeeds, a Virginia man will spend years behind bars after being busted by federal officials with a hard drive filled with child pornography. Loudoun County resident Max Christian Frear, 35, of Round Hill, has been convicted on charges of receipt of child pornography and attempted destruction of evidence following an investigation into his years-long exchange of illicit materials over the Internet. According to federal prosecutors, between November 2019 and January 2022, Frear used a peer-to-peer file-sharing program to receive child pornography,…
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FBI Seeks Additional Victims Of Social Media Predator Facing Child Porn Charges In VA
Federal officials are attempting to identify additional victims of a Fairfax County man who exploited social media to solicit sexually explicit photos of minors online. Herndon resident Vincent Joseph Sarikey, 34, made his initial court appearance in Virginia last week, where he was charged with the production and attempted production of child sexual abuse material, according to the Department of Justice. It is alleged that Sarikey repeatedly engaged in explicit discussions with two underage victims, each of whom he was able to persuade sexually explicit photos that they then sent to him. …
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: Five 'Scent-enced' In $1.3M NJ Perfume Heist
Five men who boosted more than $1.3 million worth of perfume from a New Jersey warehouse are headed to federal prison. The Florida quintet had gotten away with two tractor-trailers full of stolen fragrances – which they transported home – then were caught when tried again in East Brunswick several months later. All five refused plea deals, went to trial in U.S. District Court in Trenton and were convicted last April of transporting stolen property in interstate commerce and conspiracy. Sentenced on Tuesday, Jan. 10, were Carlos Duvergel, 58, of Miami Gardens, Florida, who got 33…
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VA Rapper With Capitol Riot Album Cover Gets Prison Time
The former rapper from Virginia who used an image of himself during the Capitol riot as the art for a cheekily-named album will spend time behind bars, federal officials announced. Antionne Brodnax, an artist also known as “Bugzie the Don" has been sentenced to five months in prison followed by a year of supervised release after he pleaded guilty earlier this year to several misdemeanor counts for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the Capitol Building. During the riot, Brodnax, who later moved from Virginia to Georgia, was captured smoking on a vehicle outside of the Capitol, in…
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Cyberstalking Army Vet In Virginia Pressured Ex-Lovers, Officials Say
A former Army officer in Virginia has been indicted for alleged cyberstalking, witness tampering, and lying to multiple federal agencies about destroying important federal materials, authorities announced. Manfredo Madrigal, 36, a former attorney and Army Officer assigned to the United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School (JAG School) has been indicted by a grand jury on an eight-count indictment for various offenses. Specifically, Madrigal was charged with: Four counts of lying to multiple federal agencies; Witness tampering; Attempted witness tampering; Deletion…
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Police ID 28-Year-Old Man Shot, Killed By FBI Special Agent At Metro Center Station In DC
New details have emerged as police continue to investigate the fatal officer-involved shooting at the Metro Center Station in Washington, DC on Wednesday. Troy Bullock, 28, of Southeast, DC, has been identified as the victim who was shot and killed by an FBI special agent inside the station at G Street and 11th Street in Northwest, the Metropolitan Police Department announced. Investigators say that shortly after 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7, an off-duty FBI agent - whose name has not been released - and Bullock were involved in a physical altercation inside of the Metro Center Station t…
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FBI Probing Calls That Cleared Virginia Beach Walmart Stores On Black Friday
A pair of threatening phone calls that evacuated two Virginia Beach Walmart stores on Black Friday are being investigated in part by the FBI, local police said. An employee at the Salem Crossing Walmart took the first threatening call sometime before 12:30 p.m., and evacuated the store out of an abundance of caution, police said. The threat was believed to be unsubstantiated. Then, a call was placed to the store on Virginia Beach Boulevard. While that call was also believed to have been unsubstantiated, a heavy police presence was at the store the remainder of the day. The FBI was hel…
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Minor Responsible For Majority Of Bomb Threats Targeting HBCUs, FBI Says
The FBI announced that one minor is “believed to be responsible for the “majority of the threats" that have been targeting Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across the country and throughout the region. According to a press release issued by the FBI, since January, more than 50 HBCUs, houses of worship, and other faith-based and academic institutions across the country have received racially motivated threats of violence. Of those threats, there have been some reported in the Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia region. The investigation into the threats led to the id…
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Feds: NY Ex-Con Who Tried To Get Loaded Gun By Newark Airport Security Gets 3 Years, No Parole
An ex-con from New York must spend the next three years in federal prison, with no parole, for trying to slip a loaded, stolen gun and lots of ammunition past a security checkpoint at Newark Airport. Desmond Herring, 48, of Newburgh made a beeline for his gate when a TSA officer staffing the checkpoint X-ray monitor found the loaded weapon -- along with boxes of ammo -- in his carry-on bag on Nov. 29, 2021, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said. Port Authority police collected the bag and examined its contents, the TSA said at the time. Along with the 9mm pistol were 10 rou…
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Foreigner Charged In $100M Ransomware Assault That Victimized Innocent Computer Users
A Russian and Canadian national who participated in a campaign that extorted tens of millions of dollars from Internet users will be brought to New Jersey to face federal charges, authorities announced. Mikhail Vasiliev, 33, of Bradford, Ontario, was among a group that began attacking more than 1,000 computer users in the U.S. and throughout the world as early as January 2020, federal officials said on Thursday, Nov. 10. Vasiliev and his fellow LockBit members demanded at least $100 million in ransom demands after locking up the victims' devices, they said. Vasiliev was arrested on Wednesd…
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