Dark Web Child Porn Leads to 12 Year Sentence for Randolph County Man

Schulein was unemployed and for years actively participated in online forums where he interacted with people who were producing child pornography. Judge McGlynn noted some of the images and videos collected by Schulein depicted children in bondage and adults raping children including 5- year-old girls and toddlers.

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Sunland Park Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Hostage Taking and Harboring Aliens

On Nov. 15, 2019, Acevedo transported an undocumented alien to his home. Acevedo continued to harbor the alien in his home until the alien was transported to another residence on Nov. 17. Federal agents arrested Acevedo on Nov. 19. In his plea agreement, Acevedo admitted

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Second Man Charged in Deaths of Smuggled Chinese Migrants

San Diego police officers discovered a 1999 silver BMW with a Texas license plate. The officers lifted the trunk and found what initially appeared to be two deceased Asian females. Homicide detectives found an additional victim, an Asian male, pressed up against the rear wall of the trunk. A witness said the car was first noticed two days earlier and no one was seen

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California Restaurant Owners Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Forced Labor

Instead of attending school, the children worked for the defendants’ businesses. The defendants housed the victims in a dilapidated, unheated trailer with no running water, and degraded and humiliated them in front of others. Finally, the defendants used force and threats of force to intimidate the victims, with Nery Martinez Vasquez even going as far as hitting the minor victims with a stick when angry. 

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Boat Operators Plead Guilty in Smuggling Death in La Jolla

“Smugglers do not care about the safety of their human cargo. They care only about profits, and the U.S. Attorney’s office is committed to bringing them to justice for these callous crimes.” Grossman commended the excellent work of Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jimmy N. Rotstein, Colin M. McDonald and Victor P. White, and as well as the HSI agents, Coast Guard officers, Border Patrol agents,

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Youth Wrestling Coach and Referee From Ocean County Charged with Distribution of Child Pornography

The charge of receipt and distribution of child pornography carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum potential penalty of 20 years in prison, and a $250,000 fine.

The FBI’s Newark Field Office is asking anyone with information related to this case or who may be a victim to contact them at NK-Victim-Assistance@FBI.gov.

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