United States of America v. James Umbaugh

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with sexually exploiting children.



James Umbaugh, age 57, admitted in a plea agreement that in 2018 he knowingly possessed, on his home computer, images of prepubescent minors, minors under the age of twelve, and toddlers engaged in sex acts. Umbaugh possessed more than 7,900 images and videos of child pornography, including children engaged in sexually explicit conduct that Umbaugh obtained online. Umbaugh further admitted that from 2016 to 2018 he acted as a moderator and administrator for chat rooms and websites that promoted the distribution of child abuse and child exploitation materials.



In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Court Judge Philip G. Reinhard on Friday ordered Umbaugh to pay $18,000 in restitution to his victims.



The sentence was announced by Morris Pasqual, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, and Robert W. "Wes” Wheeler, Jr., Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Field Office of the FBI. The government was represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica S. Maveus. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael D. Love and Attorney James Burke of the Department of Justice's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section assisted with the investigation and prosecution.



ACTIVITIES RE MATERIAL CONSTITUTING/CONTAINING CHILD PORNO

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The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total term of One Hundred Eighty Months (180) as to Count I of the Indictment. The defendant is remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal. Upon release from imprisonment, the defendant shall be on supervised release for a term of Life. The defendant shall make total restitution in the amount of $18,000.00. Schedule of payments. Preliminary order of forfeiture.