Brookville Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving Child Pornography through Kik Messenger App
DAYTON – Zachery Van Meter, 21, of Brookville, Ohio, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to receiving child pornography.
Benjamin C. Glassman, United
States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Angela L. Byers,
Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),
Cincinnati Division, Preble County Sheriff Michael L. Simpson and Perry
Township Police Chief Bob Bowman announced the plea entered into before
U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Rose.
According to court documents,
Van Meter created a Kik messenger app account in July 2016. From that
time until February 2017, Van Meter used Kik to receive images of child
pornography from others and to communicate with others about the sexual
exploitation of children.
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Cleveland man indicted for child pornography offenses
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Cleveland man was charged with child pornography crimes, said U.S
Attorney Justin E. Herdman and FBI Special Agent in Charge Stephen D.
Anthiony.
Anthony Gore, 24, was indicted on
one count of receipt of visual depictions of real minors engaged in
sexually explicit conduct.
Gore received numbers computer files
with contained visual depictions of real minors engaged in sexually
explicit conduct. This took place between February and April 2017,
according to the indictment.
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Norwalk man indicted for sex trafficking, sexual exploitation of minors and fraud
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Norwalk man was indicted on multiple charges after fraudulently
inducing teen girls into engaging in sexually explicit conduct and
recording the conduct under the false promise that he was producing a
pornographic film, said U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman and FBI Special
Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony.
Sex Trafficker Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison For Interstate Prostitution
Tampa, Florida – Chief U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday yesterday sentenced Gary Paul Moorman (35, Cincinnati, Ohio) to 20 years in federal prison, the statutory maximum penalty, for inducement to travel to engage in criminal sexual activity. He pleaded guilty on July 21, 2017.
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Pipe Bomb Suspect Charged Federally
In the early evening of August 16, 2017, Akron Police officers began speaking with Elijah Blankenship in the area of Druid Walk, Akron, Ohio. Through the discussion with Blankenship it was determined that Blankenship possessed a folding knife in his waistband. An Ohio State Highway Patrol K-9 Officer and his partner approached the scene and alerted to Blankenship’s vehicle. Two packages of unknown powder substances, gunpowder and a pipe bomb were discovered during the probable cause search of the vehicle. Blankenship was placed in custody by law enforcement.
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Akron man charged with illegally transporting explosive devices
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Ohio, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Akron Police Department, and the Ohio State Highway Patrol, announce Elijah Blankenship has been federally charged with transporting explosive materials, a violation of Title 18, Section 842(a)(3). Blankenship will have an initial appearance in U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen Burke’s courtroom today at 10am.
In the early evening of August 16, 2017, Akron Police officers began speaking with Elijah Blankenship in the area of Druid Walk in Akron. Through the discussion with Blankenship it was determined that Blankenship possessed a folding knife in his waistband. An Ohio State Highway Patrol K-9 Officer and his partner approached the scene and alerted to Blankenship's vehicle. Two packages of unknown powder substances, gunpowder and a pipe bomb were discovered during the probable cause search of the vehicle. Blankenship was placed in custody by law enforcement.
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Man sentenced to more than 27 years in prison for conspiring to provide support to terrorists and soliciting the murder of a federal judge
Yahya Farooq Mohammad, 39, was sentenced today to 27 ½
years in prison for one count of conspiracy to provide and conceal
material support or resources to terrorists and one count of
solicitation to commit a crime of violence.
Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security Dana J. Boente, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio Justin E. Herdman,
Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony of the FBI’s Cleveland Field
Division, and U.S. Marshal Peter J. Elliott of the Northern District of
Ohio made the announcement. The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Eastern
District of Michigan supervised the prosecution of the solicitation to
commit a crime of violence charge
“As part of his conspiracy, the
defendant provided thousands of dollars to Anwar Al-Awlaki in response
to his calls to support violent jihad. Once detained, the defendant
also solicited the murder of the federal judge presiding over his case.
With this prison sentence, he is now being held accountable for his
crimes,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Boente. “The National
Security Division’s highest priority is counterterrorism and we will
continue to pursue justice against those who provide material support to
terrorists and those who seek to harm members of our judiciary.”
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