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Wisconsin Man Charged with Child Pornography Offenses

jefhenninger — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:57:25 +0000

Robin S. Bone of Madison, has been charged with distribution and possession of child pornography. The Government alleges that on April 17, 2005, Bone e-mailed sexually explicit images of minors to another individual. On August 22, 2005, Bone also possessed a CD ROM containing visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

The charges against Bone are the result of an investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Madison Police Department, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

I’d like to know what took so long to charge him. The age of the email here can present big problems for the Government.

Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office arrests man for Internet luring

jefhenninger — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:37:29 +0000

Having dealt with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office on these cases, I can say that these guys are really good at what they do. They are constantly arresting people across New Jersey who have not learned anything from the “to Catch a Predator” series on NBC. While they are great to deal with, the judges up there are tough on these cases. Thus, it takes an attorney with experience with these cases to get a great result.

In this case, David Raymond N. Cegla of Bedminster has been charged with attempted sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a minor by engaging in sexually explicit dialogue and of endangering the welfare of a minor by distributing child pornography and by possession of child pornography. He faces up to 20 years if convicted on all charges. The BCPO reports that he is employed as an information technology manager at JP Morgan Chase in the Whippany. So, he has the money for a good attorney. Hopefully for his sake, he gets one.

Story is here.

Bergen County Prosecutor arrests 21 people in child pornography investigation

whitecollarcrimenews — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 02:09:57 +0000

16 adults and 5 juveniles were arrested for the alleged possession and/or distribution of child pornography. Police from Passaic, Union, Sussex and Morris counties, along with State police and the New Jersey Attorney General’s office assisted in the investigation and arrests.

The defendants include:
- Joseph Ponsi, 63, who retired in 2004 after 30 years as a guidance counselor for the Palisades Park junior and senior high schools.
- William DeMarzo, 48, a member of the Old Tappan planning board
- Anthony Engstrom, 20, a dispatcher for Maywood Police department
- Max Weinstein, 18, Edgewater
- Anthony Luciano, 23, Park Ridge
- Ronnie Franklin, 31, Hackensack
- Ramon Cruz, 36, Bergenfield
- Daniel Borjas, 31, North Arlington
- Chris Bohan, 29, Paramus
- Daniel Berardo, 18, Cresskill
- Marc Serkin, 45, Cranford
- Gilbert Seidel, 45, Hawthorne
- Joseph Robibero, 30, Vernon
- John Prevete, 44, Bloomingdale
- Wilman Rangel Mejia, 44, Paterson
- Louis Beyer, 39, Butler

Any charged with possession of child pornography is looking at a 4th degree felony. Any of them charged with distribution is looked at a 2nd degree felony. Some attorneys have reported problems dealing with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office on these cases, but I’ve done quite well. The Assistant Prosecutors I’ve dealt with have been fair and professional, but maybe that’s just me.

Story is here.