New York Internet Law

<h2> <center> United States of America v. Cornelius Shannon and Arturo Hernandez </h2> </center>

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with with violating the TAKE IT DOWN Act. Reported by Kent Morlan Cornelius Shannon and Arturo Hernandez with violations of the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which was enacted one year ago and prohibits the nonconsensual publication of AI-generated digital forgeries (deepfake) pornography. Shannon and Hernandez allegedly post... More...

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State of New York v. Daniel Richter

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interstate domestic violence and making threats. Between December 24, 2023, and March 27, 2024, Daniel Richter, 47, of Middle Island, NY, sent hundreds of threatening and sexual emails via the internet to Victim 1’s personal email address. He threatened not only Victim 1, but members of her family as well. For ... More...

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United States of America v. Renee Hoberman, a/k/a “Rina”

Central Islip, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with receipt and distribution of child pornography and possession of child pornography. Renee Hoberman, age 38, of Plainview, New York, used encrypted social media messaging applications to upload, receive, and trade digital videos and images depicting minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct, including seve... More...

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<H2> United States of America v. Thomas J. Meehan

Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of child pornography. Thomas J. Meehan, age 36, of Valatie, New York, who is alleged to have been selling child sexual abuse material (CSAM) depicting victims less than 13 years old over the internet for at least two years. Numerous images and videos of CSAM were also found on the defendant’s cell pho... More...

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<H2> United States of America v. Edward Gene Smith

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with six counts of activities relating to material constituting child porno. Edward Gene Smith was charged with drugging a female victim (“Victim-1”) with the intent to rape her, sex trafficking another female victim (“Victim-2”), enticing Victim-2 to travel to engage in unlawful sexual activity, receipt ... More...

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<H2> United States of America v. Michael Fegley, Jr.

Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with travel with intent to engage in unlawful sexual conduct and transportation of child pornography. Michael Fegley, Jr., age 31, of Tampa, Florida, admitted that he traveled from Florida to the Northern District of New York intending to engage in unlawful sexual conduct with a purported 13-year-old child. He also a... More...

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<H2> United States of America v. Billon McLeod

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child, attempted sexual exploitation of a child, and coercion and enticement of minors. “The defendant is a serial predator whose playbook of using social media to meet vulnerable minor girls, and then groom and exploit them for his own sexual gratification, is a parent’s nightmare,... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Peter Bardunias </h1></h1>

Albany, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted Enticement of a Minor.<br> <br> Peter Bardunias, age 59, of Clifton Park, New York, was charged today with attempting to entice a minor to engage in prohibited sexual activity. Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the F... More...

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<h1> United States of America v .Peter Bardunias </h1></h1>

Albany, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempting to entice a minor to engage in prohibited sexual activity. <br> <br> Peter Bardunias, age 59, of Clifton Park, New York, was charged today with attempting to entice a minor to engage in prohibited sexual activity. Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Cha... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Peter Bardunias </h1></h1>

Albany, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempting to entice a minor to engage in prohibited sexual activity. <br> <br> <br> Peter Bardunias, age 59, of Clifton Park, New York, was charged today with attempting to entice a minor to engage in prohibited sexual activity. Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Miranda M. Du </h1></h1>

Reno, Nevada criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of transportation of a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. <br> <br> A Winnemucca man was sentenced today by United States District Judge Miranda M. Du to 10 years in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for transporting a 15-year-old girl from Colorado to Nevada, and havin... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Brien Fredendall </h1></h1>

Syracuse, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing Child Pornography <br> <br> Brien Fredendall, age 46, of Port Byron, New York, was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison for his convictions on two counts of possession of child pornography. Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Al... More...

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George Santos v. James C. Kimmel, et al.

New York City, New York, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a copyright violation theory.<br> <br> In a copyright action, the affirmative defense of fair use "excuses what<br> might otherwise be considered infringing behavior, allowing courts to avoid<br> rigid application of the Copyright Act when it would stifle the very creativity the4<br> Act is meant to promote.â€... More...

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United States of America v. Wesley Guard

Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transportation of child pornography.<br> <br> <br> Kik is a messaging application available for download on most mobile<br> phones.5 It "allows users to chat with one another one-on-one or in a group<br> setting, [either in a] private or public group.” App'x at 315. It also allows users<br> to share images and v... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Qingzhou Wang a/k/a “Bruce”, Yiyi Chen a/k/a “Chiron” </h1></h1>

New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fentanyl Precursor Importation And Money Laundering Offenses <br> <br> United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA”), Terrance C. Cole, announced that QINGZHOU WANG, a/k/a "Bruce,” and YIYI CHEN, a/k/a "Chir... More...

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United States of America v. Wesley Guard

Syracuse, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transportatoin of child pornography in violation of 18 USC 2252A(a)(1).<br> <br> Kik is a messaging application available for download on most mobile<br> phones.<br> <br> Kik uses a software program developed by Microsoft "to identify known<br> images of child pornography that may come across [its] servers through u... More...

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United States of America v. Randolph Bullock

Syracuse, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography.<br> <br> Laws prohibiting the possession of child pornography are among the strictest in the United States and are prosecuted at both the federal and state levels<br> <br> A conviction almost always results in a felony charge with severe penalties, including lengthy prison sentences, ... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Terrance Michael Ciszek a/k/a DrMonster </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Buffalo, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted purchases on illicit online marketplace </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Federal grand jury returns superseding indictment against Buffalo Police detective for attempted purchases on illicit online marketplace</h2></center></b></b></cen... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Qingqin Xie </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Albany, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with using interstate facilities of commerce to manage a business enterprise engaged in prostitution. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Chinese Woman Arrested for Running a Prostitution Business</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Carlos Rivas </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New York. New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession Of Child Pornography </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Bronx Man Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> United States Attorne... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Donald Jenkins </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Albany, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Abuse of a Minor </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Tennessee Resident Pleads Guilty After Driving to Clifton Park for Sexual Abuse of a Minor 2016 Murders in Nassau County</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></cent... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Damani Brown </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Rochester, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy, aggravated identity theft, access device fraud and conspiracy to commit access device fraud, computer fraud and conspiracy to commit computer fraud, and bank fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Fagner Storck, a/k/a “Tiago Santos” </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Reentry </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Brazilian National Charged with Illegal Reentry</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <center><br> <b><br> Sponsored By<br> MoreLaw... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Alphonso Payne, a/k/a Ajay </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Buffalo, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to murder a federal informant, murdering a federal informant, conspiring to possess with intent to distribute and distributing cocaine </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Buffalo man convicted by a federal jury of murdering a federal ... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Carmine Simpson </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Central Islip, NY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexually Exploiting Minors Online </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former New York City Police Officer Sentenced to 23 Years' Imprisonment for Sexually Exploiting Minors Online</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Carmine Si... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Paul Mignacca </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Syracuse, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Transportation and Possession of Child Pornography </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Syracuse Man Sentenced for Distribution, Transportation and Possession of Child Pornography</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Paul Migna... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Devin Ravine, a/k/a Derek Johnson </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Albany, Albany criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Child </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> California Man Arrested and Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Child </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Devin Ravine, a/k/a Derek Johnson, age 20, of Riversi... More...

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Suzan Russell v. Westchester Community College, et al.

New York City, New York civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an employment discrimination claim.<br> <br> Suzan Russell sued Westchester Community College ("WCC”), Westchester County, and two WCC administrators (collectively, "Defendants”) after WCC decided not to offer Russell courses to teach during the fall 2014 semester. Russell brought claims under the Americans with D... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Tony Clanton, a/k/a “Tone” </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Hobbs Act robbery conspiracy, two counts of Hobbs Act robbery, attempted Hobbs Act robbery, and use of firearms during crimes of violence </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Defendant Convicted of Five Armed Robberies and Attempted Robberies... More...

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<h1>nm United States of America v. Jonathan Delaura a/k/a “Jon Dulak” </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Receiving, Distributing And Possessing Child Pornography And Transferring Obscene Material To A Minor </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Westchester Registered Sex Offender Sentenced To Over 40 Years In Prison For Receiving, Distributing And... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. James D. Sutton </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Buffalo, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing child pornography </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Wyoming County corrections officer going to prison for distributing child pornography</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiaco... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Kenneth Koegel, Jr. </h1></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Syracuse, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with seven counts of sexual exploitation of a child, one count of commission of a felony offense involving a minor by a registered sex offender, one count of distribution of child pornography, and one count of receipt of child pornography </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Norman Gray </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New York, NY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding Investors Of More Than $13 Million</font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Norman Gray, Founder and CEO Of Biomedical Company, Sentenced For Defrauding Investors Of More Than $13 Million </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> NORMAN... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Norman Gray </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding Investors Of More Than $13 Million </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Norman Gray, Founder and CEO Of Biomedical Company, Sentenced For Defrauding Investors Of More Than $13 Million</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> ... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Thomas Berrington </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Syracuse, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Child </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Albany County Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Sexual Exploitation of a Child</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Thomas Berrington, age 33, of Colonie, New York, w... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Lawrence Boone </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Syracuse, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distribution, Receipt, and Possession of Child Pornography </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Syracuse Man Sentenced to 168 Months for Distribution, Receipt, and Possession of Child Pornography </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><b... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Taykwun Smoaks </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Albany, NY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Receipt of Child Pornography </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Albany County Man Sentenced to 87 Months for Receipt of Child Pornography </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Taykwun Smoaks, age 32, of Albany, was sentenced to 87 m... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Christopher Barry </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Albany, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Receiving Child Pornography </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Saratoga Springs Man Sentenced to 72 Months for Receiving Child Pornography</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Christopher Barry, age 42, of Saratoga Springs, New... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Donald Campbell Sr. </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Rochester, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Level 3 registered sex offender going back to prison on multiple child pornography charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross an... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Timothy (“Mitch”) Duell </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Albany, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of Child Pornography </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Schenectady County Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Possession of Child Pornography</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Timothy ("Mitch”) Duell was senten... More...

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