Idaho Internet Law
<H2> <center> United States of America v. Aaron Jacob Balcom </h2> </center>
Boise, Idaho, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing child sexual abuse material. An investigation began when Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”) received CyberTip reports from an online messaging platform. A CyberTip is a report submitted to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (“NCMEC”). NCMEC gathers leads and tips regarding ... More...
$ (12-18-2025 - ID)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Heath Adams </h1></center></h1>
Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material.<br> <br> Heath Adams, 43, of Payette, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for sexual exploitation of a child, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today.<br> <br> According to court records, the investigation into Adams began in August 2024, after a report was made to the Pay... More...
$0 (10-10-2025 - ID)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Cody Michael Howells </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Possessing Child Sex Abuse Material </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> <br> Weiser Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Child Sex Abuse Material</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b... More...
$0 (07-01-2025 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Chase Phillip Hornaday </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Ammon Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Chase Phillip Hornada... More...
$0 (01-23-2025 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Daniel Wade Lowry </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Separate Sex Crimes Involving Minor Children </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Idaho Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Separate Sex Crimes Involving Minor Children</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> U.S. Attorney Josh Hurw... More...
$0 (01-16-2025 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Nicholas Glenn Baker; Rexanna Marie Johnston </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sex Crimes Involving Minor Children </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Idaho Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Separate Sex Crimes Involving Minor Children</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On July 17, 2023, detectives wi... More...
$0 (09-12-2024 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Kevin Richmond </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Exploitation of Children </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Post Falls Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Children</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> In December 2022, law enforcement r... More...
$0 (08-28-2024 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Spencer Riding </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of children </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bellevue Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Exploiting Children</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> In 2019, Spencer Riding, age 26, formerl... More...
$0 (08-14-2024 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Spencer Riding </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexually Exploiting Children </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bellevue Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Exploiting Children</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> In 2019, Spencer Riding, 26, formerly of B... More...
$0 (08-14-2024 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Jason C. Moffat </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing Child Pornography </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> California Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Child Pornography </h2></center><br> <br> Jason C. Moffat, 41, of San Diego, California, was sentenced to... More...
$0 (05-07-2024 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Tyler Douglas Asker </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i></b> </h2></center><br> <br> Tyler Douglas Asker, 33, of Caldwell, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison on the charge of attempted use of interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor, whic... More...
$0 (04-25-2024 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Brett Victor Castro </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Coercion and Enticement of a Minor .</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b> Idaho Falls Man Sentenced to Over 16 years in Federal Prison for Coercion and Enticement of a Minor </h2></center><br> <br> Brett Victor Castro, 37, of Idaho Falls, was sentenced to... More...
$0 (04-15-2024 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Jared Michael Crow; Shawn Michael Young; Bradley Allen Pedersen</h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i> Pocatello, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sex Crimes Involving Minor Children .</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> Three East Idaho Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Separate Sex Crimes Involving Minor Children </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br> <br> U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit... More...
$0 (03-28-2024 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Lawrence Osborn, Nathan Mark Law </h1></center>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Pocatello, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted Sex Crimes Against a Minor Child.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> </h3></center></i><br> <br> U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced the outcomes in two separate East Idaho cases in which the defendants were sentenced to 10 years in f... More...
$0 (02-08-2024 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Joshua Christopher Tompkins </h1></center>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Pocatello, Idaho Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant a Pocatello Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possessing Child Pornography</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h2><center><i> </h2></center></i></b><br> <br> Joshua Christopher Tompkins, 35, of Pocatello, was sentenced to 140 months in federal prison for possession of child ... More...
$0 (01-19-2024 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Joel J. Martinez </h1></center>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Boise, Idaho Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing Child Pornography</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <br> Joel J. Martinez, 35, of Payette, was sentenced to 92 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography.<br> <br> The investigation began when Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) received ... More...
$0 (12-21-2023 - ID)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Zane Beckman </h2> </center>
Boise, Idaho criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with producing child pornography in violation of of 18 U.S.C. 2251, which provides:<br> <br> (a) Any person who employs, uses, persuades, induces, entices, or coerces any minor to engage in, or who has a minor assist any other person to engage in, or who transports any minor in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, or in any Ter... More...
$0 (10-18-2022 - ID)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Gregory Boris </h2> </center>
Boise, Idaho criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with <br> Distribution of Child Pornography<br> <br> On November 22, 2019, Homeland Security Investigations (“HSIâ€), along with state and local law enforcement, conducted an undercover internet-based child exploitation operation in Ada County. During the operation, Boris began communicating with an undercover detective posing ... More...
$0 (09-01-2022 - ID)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Domingo Zapata </h2> </center>
Boise, Idaho criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with Possession of Child Pornography<br> <br> Zapata is a member of an internet group dedicated to the posting and sharing of child pornography. On six occasions, the undercover agent saw Zapata post child pornography within the group, including videos depicting prepubescent children engaged in sexual act with adults. Pursuant to a search ... More...
$0 (08-31-2022 - ID)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Edward Vance </h2> </center>
Boise, Idaho criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of child pornography.<br> <br> Edward Vance, age 64, of Hagerman, who had a prior federal conviction for possession of child pornography. While Vance was on supervised release for that conviction, Vance’s probation officer located child pornography on his electronic devices. Vance’s probation officer referre... More...
$0 (08-19-2022 - ID)<h2><center> United States of America v. Judd Evans Ballard </h2> </center>
Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with distribution of child pornography.<br> <br> An investigation began after Yahoo reported that child pornography had been uploaded to two Yahoo accounts. The report was assigned to the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (“ICACâ€) Task Force for investigation. ICAC determined that the accounts belonged to Judd Evan... More...
$0 (06-10-2022 - ID)<h2><center> United States of America v. Daniel Gary Archibald </h2> </center>
Pocatello, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with distribution of child pornography.<br> <br> In May 2020, the residence of Daniel Gary Archibald, 45, was searched by detectives with the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children task force. The search was conducted at Archibald’s Rexburg residence after receiving information that he was chatting with a 14-year-old gi... More...
$0 (05-18-2022 - ID)<h2><center> United States of America v. Daniel Gary Archibald </h2> </center>
Pocatello, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with distribution of child pornography.<br> <br> In May 2020, the residence of Daniel Gary Archibald, 45, was searched by detectives with the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children task force. The search was conducted at Archibald’s Rexburg residence after receiving information that he was chatting with a 14-year-old gi... More...
$0 (05-19-2022 - ID)<h2><center> United States of America v. Colton Dune Turner </h2></center>
Boise, ID: Distribution and possession of child pornography criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Colton Dune Turner, age 20, of Middleton.<br> <br> The investigation of Defendant's activities began after the online platform MeWe reported that three MeWe accounts had been used to distribute child pornography in July, August, and September 2019. An investigator with the Canyon County Prose... More...
$0 (09-09-2021 - ID)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Alvin Willie George </h2> </center>
Boise, Idaho cyberstalking criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Alvin Willie George, age 25, of Cross City, Florida, who was charged with two counts of cyberstalking. George was indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in Boise on December 11, 2019. <br> <br> According to court records, in December 1999, in Texas, two female children were attacked in a bedroom. During the attack both chi... More...
$0 (01-19-2021 - ID)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Cameron Benjamin </h2> </center>
Boise, Idaho possession of child porn criminal defense lawyer represented Cameron Benjamin, age 22, who was charged by the United States of America with possession of child pornography.<br> <br> According to court records, in December 2019, Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force began investigating five Cybertips from Twitter. According to the Cybertips, child pornography had bee... More...
$0 (11-09-2020 - ID)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Jason Harvey </h2> </center>
Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with distribution of child pornography.<br> <br> Jason Harvey, age 45, was charged with distribution of child pornography.<br> <br> According to court records, the investigation began after Google, Facebook, and Yahoo! reported that child pornography had been uploaded to various online accounts between December 23, 2016 and March 2... More...
$0 (09-29-2020 - ID)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Arnulfo Gonzales-Torres </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="400" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Pocatello_ID_Fed.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Pocatello, ID - The United States of America charged Arnulfo Gonzales-Torres, age 23, with possession of child pornography.<br> <br> According to court records, between May and July 2019, a detective with the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force d... More...
$0 (09-10-2020 - ID)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Bryan Lee Thieme </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="400" src="https://id.uscourts.gov/shared/images/skin_Bl/US_Courts_Idaho_Seal_Float.png"><br> </center><br> <br> <br> Boise, ID - The United States of America charged Bryan Lee Thieme, age 39, with sexual exploitation of children.<br> <br> Defendant was sentenced to 200 months in federal prison for sexual exploitation of children, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today... More...
$0 (06-29-2020 - ID)<center> <h2> United States of America v. John R. Godfrey </h2> </center>
Pocatello, ID - The United States of America charged John R. Godfrey with possession of sexually explicit images of a minor.<br> <br> John R. Godfrey, 52, of Heyburn, Idaho, pleaded guilty to possession of sexually explicit images of minors, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today. Godfrey was indicted by a Pocatello federal grand jury on February 26, 2019.<br> <br> According to court records,... More...
$0 (02-10-2020 - ID)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Larry James Cline </h2> </center>
Boise, ID - The United States of America charged Larry James Cline with attempted use of interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor.<br> <br> Larry James Cline, 31, of Buhl, Idaho, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison followed by 5 years supervised release, for attempted use of interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announc... More...
$0 (11-29-2019 - ID)<center> <h2> John Doe I, et al. v. Boy Scouts of America and Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints </h2> </center>
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$0 (10-19-2019 - ID)<center> <h2> Justin R. Schwartz and Nikki Schawartz v. Leonardo Motta and Keystone Freight Corp. </h2> </center>
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$0 (09-23-2019 - ID)<center> <h2> Andreas Weseman, Terri Weseman and Morgan Wesemann v. Lucas Hansen, Eldon Jacklin, Stotz Equipment and Arizona Machinery, LLC
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$0 (09-19-2019 - ID)</center> <h2> United States of America v. Lex Bennett Goodwin </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="200" src="https://ecf.idd.uscourts.gov/graphics/seal.gif"><br> </center><br> Pocatello, ID - ocatello Man Sentenced to 100 Years in Prison for Producing Child Pornography<br> <br> Lex Bennett Goodwin, 34, of Pocatello, was sentenced to 100 years in federal prison for producing, transporting, and possessing child pornography. Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye also sen... More...
$0 (08-19-2019 - ID)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Brien J. Sanders </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="200" src="https://ecf.idd.uscourts.gov/graphics/seal.gif"><br> </center><br> Boise, ID - Caldwell Man Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography<br> <br> Brien J. Sanders, 40, of Caldwell, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge ordered that Sanders be placed on ... More...
$0 (07-30-2019 - ID)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Vincent Paul Ingolia </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="200" src="https://ecf.idd.uscourts.gov/graphics/seal.gif"><br> </center><br> Boise, ID - Vincent Paul Ingolia, 45, of Meridian, was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court to 120 months in federal prison for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ordered that Ingolia be placed on supervised... More...
$0 (07-18-2019 - ID)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Vincent Paul Ingolia </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="200" src="https://ecf.idd.uscourts.gov/graphics/seal.gif"><br> </center><br> Boise, ID - Meridian Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Attempted Coercion and Enticement of Minor<br> <br> Vincent Paul Ingolia, 45, of Meridian, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill order... More...
$0 (07-11-2019 - ID)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Stanley G. Gallegos </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="200" src="https://ecf.idd.uscourts.gov/graphics/seal.gif"><br> </center><br> Pocatello, ID - Idaho Falls Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Prison for Possessing Sexually Explicit Images of Minors<br> <br> Stanley G. Gallegos, 62, of Idaho Falls, was sentenced to 135 months in prison followed by 5 years supervised release, for possessing sexually explicit images of minors. ... More...
$0 (06-26-2019 - ID)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Jesse Lauren Van Orsow </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="200" src="https://ecf.idd.uscourts.gov/graphics/seal.gif"><br> </center><br> Coeur D'Alene, ID - Spokane Man Sent to Prison for Traveling to Idaho to Have Sex with Minor<br> <br> Jesse Lauren Van Orsow, 29, of Spokane, Washington, was sentenced in federal court to 37 months in prison for travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor, U.S. Attorney Ba... More...
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