wait this looks not right……….
they already staggered the first graph so it's not such a deep slope
big tech, you in here and live editing the graphs bro?
DJT Birthday
Army Birthday
Flag Day– too much for (you)?
Tuesday, Jun 15, 2021
9:30 AM – SD-G50 Armed Services
Hearings to examine the posture of the Department of the Army in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2022 and the Future Years Defense Program; with the possibility of a closed session in SVC-217 immediately following the open session.
Tuesday, Jun 15, 2021
10:00 AM – SD-106 Judiciary
Hearings to examine H.R.6, to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens.
Tuesday, Jun 15, 2021
10:00 AM – SD-124 Appropriations
Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of Agriculture.
Tuesday, Jun 15, 2021
10:00 AM – SD-215 Finance
Hearings to examine mental health care in America, focusing on addressing root causes and identifying policy solutions.
Tuesday, Jun 15, 2021
10:00 AM – SD-366 Energy and Natural Resources
Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of Energy.
Tuesday, Jun 15, 2021
10:00 AM – SH-216/VTC Foreign Relations
Hearings to examine the nominations of Todd D. Robinson, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs), Brett M. Holmgren, of Minnesota, to be an Assistant Secretary (Intelligence and Research), and Daniel J. Kritenbrink, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary (East Asian and Pacific Affairs), all of the Department of State.
Tuesday, Jun 15, 2021
10:00 AM – WEBEX Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Hearings to examine 21st century communities, focusing on local leaders on the infrastructure needs facing America's states, cities, and towns.
Tuesday, Jun 15, 2021
2:00 PM – SD-192 Appropriations
Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Tuesday, Jun 15, 2021
2:30 PM – SD-226 Judiciary
Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights Hearings to examine protecting competition and innovation in home technologies.
Tuesday, Jun 15, 2021
2:30 PM – SH-219 Intelligence
Closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters.
Tuesday, Jun 15, 2021
2:30 PM – SR-232A Armed Services
Subcommittee on Airland Hearings to examine Army modernization in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2022.
Tuesday, Jun 15, 2021
3:00 PM – SR-253 Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion Hearings to examine the state of outdoor tourism, recreation, and ecotourism.
>all of the Department of State
so the Algerian election's low turnout has Iran/Ethiopia/Armenia insurgence(proxywar 4 data) nervous
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Southern District of California
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, June 14, 2021
Escondido Businessman Sentenced For Tax Evasion Scheme With Former Chabad of Poway Rabbi
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Michelle L. Wasserman (619) 546-8431 and Valerie H. Chu (619) 546-6750
NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – June 14, 2021
SAN DIEGO –Stuart Weinstock, an Escondido businessman and former owner of Salsa Market in Vista, was sentenced in federal court today to eight months in custody for evading over $180,000 in taxes as part of an eight-year tax-evasion scheme with former Chabad of Poway Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein.
At today’s hearing, U.S. District Judge Cynthia A. Bashant told the defendant: “It’s important to send the message: ‘You commit tax fraud, you go to jail.’”
Until around 2018, Rabbi Goldstein was the director and head rabbi at Chabad of Poway, a tax-exempt religious organization. Weinstock pleaded guilty in February 2021, admitting that starting in approximately 2010, he met monthly with Goldstein to give him purported donation checks for the Chabad, generally about $8,000 a month. Goldstein would then funnel back 75 percent of the funds, or generally about $6,000 to Weinstock, keeping the remaining 25 percent of the funds for himself.
Between 2010 and 2018, Weinstock gave over $870,000 in fraudulent donations to the Chabad, of which over $650,000 was funneled back to him in cash. Although Weinstock knew that he had received back, in cash, the vast majority of his donations, he nonetheless falsely claimed on his tax returns that the checks to the Chabad were either tax-deductible charitable contributions or legitimate business expenses.
In July 2020, Rabbi Goldstein pleaded guilty to fraud charges, admitting that he participated in a complex, years-long, multi-million dollar tax evasion scheme and other financial deceptions involving theft of public money. Rabbi Goldstein’s plea agreement outlined the tax evasion scheme with Weinstock.
“Stuart Weinstock has cheated the system and evaded paying his fair share of taxes,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Randy S. Grossman. “Those who cheat the system by exploiting the tax-exempt status of non-profits and religious organizations will be held to account for their conduct.” Grossman praised prosecutors Michelle Wasserman and Valerie Chu and FBI and IRS agents for their excellent work on this case.
SUMMARY OF CHARGES Case Number 21CR0042-BAS
Stuart Weinstock Age: 64 Escondido, CA
Filing a False Tax Return, in violation of Title 26, USC 7206(1)
Maximum Penalty: Three years in prison
PREVIOUSLY CHARGED DEFENDANTS AND SUMMARY OF CHARGES
Yisroel Goldstein, Case Number 20CR1916-BAS Age: 58 Poway
Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and Commit Wire Fraud, in violation of Title 18, USC 371
Maximum Penalty: Five years in prison
Alexander Avergoon, Case Number 19CR2955-BAS Age: 44 San Diego
Wire Fraud, in violation of Title 18, USC 1343
Maximum Penalty: Twenty years in prison
Aggravated Identity Theft, in violation of Title 18, USC 1028A
Maximum Penalty: Two years minimum consecutive term in prison
Money Laundering, in violation of Title 18, USC 1956(a)(1)(B)(i)
Maximum Penalty: Twenty years in prison
Bijan Moossazadeh, Case Number 20CR1893-BAS Age: 63 San Diego
Filing a False Tax Return, in violation of Title 26, USC 7206(1)
Maximum Penalty: Three years in prison
Yousef Shemirani, Case Number 20CR1895-BAS Age: 74 Poway
Filing a False Tax Return, in violation of Title 26, USC 7206(1)
Maximum Penalty: Three years in prison
Boris Shkoller, Case Number 20CR1913-BAS Age: 83 Del Mar
Filing a False Tax Return, in violation of Title 26, USC 7206(1)
Maximum Penalty: Three years in prison
Mendel Goldstein, Case Number 20CR2772-BAS Age: 63 Brooklyn, NY
Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and Commit Wire Fraud, in violation of Title 18, USC 371
Maximum Penalty: Five years in prison
Bruce Baker, Case Number 20CR1912-BAS Age: 75 San Diego
Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and File False Tax Returns, in violation of Title 18, U.S.C. §371
Maximum Penalty: Five years in prison
Rotem Cooper, Case Number 20CR3968-BAS Age: 54 San Diego
Deferred Prosecution Agreement
Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, in violation of Title 18, USC 371
Igor Shtilkind, Case Number 20CR3955-BAS Age: 55 San Diego
Deferred Prosecution Agreement
Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, in violation of Title 18, USC 371
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/escondido-businessman-sentenced-tax-evasion-scheme-former-chabad-poway-rabbi-0
Wednesday, Jun 16, 2021
9:30 AM – SD-342 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Robin Carnahan, of Missouri, to be Administrator of General Services, Jen Easterly, of New York, to be Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security, and Chris Inglis, of Maryland, to be National Cyber Director.
Wednesday, Jun 16, 2021
10:00 AM – SD-124 Appropriations
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of the Interior.
Wednesday, Jun 16, 2021
10:00 AM – SD-138 Appropriations
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of Education.
Wednesday, Jun 16, 2021
10:00 AM – SD-192 Appropriations
Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for military construction and family housing.
Wednesday, Jun 16, 2021
10:00 AM – SD-406 Environment and Public Works
Hearings to examine the nominations of Jeffrey M. Prieto, of California, and Jane Toshiko Nishida, of Maryland, both to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Alejandra Y. Castillo, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development.
Wednesday, Jun 16, 2021
10:00 AM – SH-216 Armed Services
Hearings to examine the nominations of Caroline Diane Krass, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel, Gina Maria Ortiz Jones, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of the Air Force, Ely Stefansky Ratner, of Massachusetts, and Shawn Graham Skelly, of Virginia, both to be an Assistant Secretary, and Meredith Berger, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy, all of the Department of Defense.
Wednesday, Jun 16, 2021
10:00 AM – WEBEX Finance
Hearings to examine the President's fiscal year 2022 budget.
Wednesday, Jun 16, 2021
2:00 PM – SD-430 Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Dilawar Syed, of California, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
Wednesday, Jun 16, 2021
2:00 PM – SH-219 Intelligence
Closed business meeting to consider pending intelligence matters; to be immediately followed by a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.
Wednesday, Jun 16, 2021
2:15 PM – SR-301 Rules and Administration
An oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Capitol Police following the January 6th attack on the Capitol.
Wednesday, Jun 16, 2021
2:30 PM – SD-192 Appropriations
Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of Transportation.
Wednesday, Jun 16, 2021
2:30 PM – SD-226 Judiciary
Subcommittee on Constitution Hearings to examine the Women's Health Protection Act.
Wednesday, Jun 16, 2021
2:30 PM – VTC Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Subcommittee on Government Operations and Border Management Hearings to examine improving security, trade, and travel at land ports of entry at the southwest border.
Wednesday, Jun 16, 2021
3:00 PM – SR-418 Veterans' Affairs
Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2022 and 2023 advance appropriations requests for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Wednesday, Jun 16, 2021
4:30 PM – SR-222 Armed Services
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Hearings to examine United States nuclear deterrence policy and strategy.
Wednesday, Jun 16, 2021
Time to be announced. – TBA Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Gwen Graham, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary for Legislation and Congressional Affairs, Department of Education, Rajesh D. Nayak, of Maryland, Taryn Mackenzie Williams, of the District of Columbia, and Douglas L. Parker, of West Virginia, each to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, and Dawn Myers O'Connell, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, and Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon, of Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, both of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Wednesday, Jun 16, 2021
10:00 AM – SR-253 Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Business meeting to consider S.66, to require the Inter-Agency Task Force on Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia to develop a plan for reducing, mitigating, and controlling harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in South Florida, S.1747, to provide for an equitable management of summer flounder based on geographic, scientific, and economic data, S.1890, to require the Federal Trade Commission to conduct a study on scams that target travelers during the COVID-19 pandemic, S.1995, to amend the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act with respect to sport fish restoration and recreational boating safety, S. 1894, to designate Regional Ocean Partnerships of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, S. 2016, to authorize elements of the Department of Transportation, the nominations of Pamela A. Melroy, of New York, to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Carlos Alberto Monje, Jr., of Louisiana, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, and Richard W. Spinrad, of Oregon, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, and routine lists in the Coast Guard.
Wednesday, Jun 16, 2021
3:00 PM – SD-366 Energy and Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Hearings to examine S.173, to provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, S.177, to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to establish the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness in the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument and to modify the boundary of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument, S.182, to withdraw certain Federal land in the Pecos Watershed area of the State of New Mexico from mineral entry, S.455, to designate and expand wilderness areas in Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington, and to designate certain rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park as wild and scenic rivers, S.554, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the establishment of, and the potential land that could be included in, a unit of the National Forest System in the State of Hawaii, S.567, to provide for conservation and economic development in the State of Nevada, S.569, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System land to the State of South Dakota, S.609, to withdraw the National Forest System land in the Ruby Mountains subdistrict of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and the National Wildlife Refuge System land in Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Elko and White Pine Counties, Nevada, from operation under the mineral leasing laws, S.904, to require the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to digitize and make publicly available geographic information system mapping data relating to public access to Federal land and waters for outdoor recreation, S.1008, to require the Secretary of the Interior to develop a modeling tool, conduct a study, and issue reports relating to the tax equivalent amount of payments under the payment in lieu of taxes program, S.1076, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells and surrounding land, to provide funds to State and Tribal government to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells and surrounding land, S.1128, to provide for the continuation of higher education through the conveyance to the University of Alaska of certain public land in the State of Alaska, S.1222, to designate and adjust certain lands in the State of Utah as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and S.1686, to amend the Wilderness Act to allow local Federal officials to determine the manner in which nonmotorized uses may be permitted in wilderness areas.
Thursday, Jun 17, 2021
9:00 AM – SH-216 Judiciary
Business meeting to consider S.807, to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings, S.818, to provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings, and the nominations of Tiffany P. Cunningham, of Illinois, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, Margaret Irene Strickland, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico, Ur Mendoza Jaddou, of California, to be Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, and David H. Chipman, of Virginia, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Anne Milgram, of New Jersey, to be Administrator of Drug Enforcement, and Kenneth Allen Polite, Jr., of Louisiana, to be an Assistant Attorney General, all of the Department of Justice.
Thursday, Jun 17, 2021
9:30 AM – SD-G50 Armed Services
Hearings to examine the posture of the Department of the Air Force in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2022 and the Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-217.
Thursday, Jun 17, 2021
9:30 AM – VTC Aging
Hearings to examine 21st century caregiving, focusing on supporting workers, family caregivers, seniors, and people with disabilities.
Thursday, Jun 17, 2021
10:00 AM – SD-106 Appropriations
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of Defense.
Thursday, Jun 17, 2021
10:00 AM – SD-366 Energy and Natural Resources
Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2022 for the U.S. Forest Service.
Thursday, Jun 17, 2021
10:00 AM – SD-419/VTC Foreign Relations
Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy Hearings to examine building the U.S.-Taiwan relationship, focusing on strength through partnership.
Thursday, Jun 17, 2021
10:00 AM – SD-430 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Hearings to examine COVID-19 response and recovery, focusing on supporting the needs of students in higher education and lessons on safely returning to campus.
Thursday, Jun 17, 2021
10:00 AM – SD-538 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Hearings to examine reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program.
Thursday, Jun 17, 2021
10:00 AM – SR-253 Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Hearings to examine National Collegiate Athletic Association student athletes and name, image, and likeness rights.
Thursday, Jun 17, 2021
10:15 AM – SD-342/VTC Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight Hearings to examine addressing emerging cybersecurity threats to state and local government.
Tuesday, Jun 22, 2021
10:00 AM – SD-192 Appropriations
Subcommittee on Defense Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Army.
Wednesday, Jun 23, 2021
2:00 PM – SD-366 Energy and Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Energy Hearings to examine examine existing programs and future opportunities to ensure access to affordable, reliable, and clean energy for rural and low-income communities.
Thursday, Jun 24, 2021
10:00 AM – SD-192 Appropriations
Subcommittee on Defense Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Navy and Marine Corps.
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Southern District of California
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, June 14, 2021
Twenty-Year Sentence in GirlsDoPorn Sex Trafficking Conspiracy
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Joseph Green (619) 546-6955 and Alexandra F. Foster (619) 546-6735
NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – November 23, 2020
SAN DIEGO – Adult film performer and producer Ruben Andre Garcia was sentenced in federal court today to 20 years in prison for conspiring with the owners of the adult websites GirlsDoPorn (GDP) and GirlsDoToys (GDT) to recruit young women to appear in sex videos for adult websites using force, fraud, and coercion.
From approximately 2013 to 2017, Garcia worked as a recruiter, producer, and actor for the GDP and GDT websites, which grossed millions of dollars during this time. Garcia pleaded guilty in December 2020, admitting that as part of a premeditated scheme, Garcia recruited victims to appear in sex videos for the websites by promising them that these videos would never be posted online, that the videos would never be released in the United States, and that no one who knew the women would ever find out about the videos. Throughout the scheme, Garcia knew these representations were false. Garcia knew the videos were being posted on the fee-based websites, GDP and GDT, and excerpts were posted on free pornographic sites such as Pornhub.com, one of the most frequently viewed websites in the world receiving millions of views, to drive paying viewers to GDP and GDT.
Garcia admitted that he and co-defendant Michael Pratt were the lead recruiters for GDP and GDT. Their target market was 18 to 20-year-old women. Garcia and Pratt created Craigslist advertisements, along with fake websites and email addresses consistent with the websites to cause their victims to believe that they were applying to work asclothed models. Only after the victims responded to the advertisements would Garcia and Pratt disclose that they were actually seeking women for pornographic video shoots.
When victims expressed hesitation, Garcia directed other young women to contact the victims and falsely reassure them that the videos would not be posted online and that none of the victims’ friends, families, colleagues or classmates would find out. Young women were selected as references, because Garcia, Pratt and Matthew Wolfe believed the victims were more likely to believe other young women over Garcia or Pratt. The references were paid a fee for each victim they attempted to recruit, with additional compensation for victims who agreed to film a video.
Garcia and other members of the conspiracy took active steps to ensure the victims did not find out that he and the other members of the conspiracy operated GDP and GDT. Garcia knew that most of the young women they were recruiting would have never agreed to appear in a video if they knew that videos of their explicit sexual activity would be posted on the internet and marketed to their friends and family.
Most of the videos created as a part of the conspiracy were shot at hotels or short-term rental units in the San Diego area. If one of the victims agreed to act in the pornographic video, Garcia and his co-conspirators promptly booked flights to San Diego within a day or two to limit the chances that the victim would change her mind. After the victim arrived at the hotel or short-term rental unit, Garcia would continue to falsely assure them that the videos would not be posted online and that no one who knew the victims would see - or even know about - the videos. Victims were told that the contracts they were presented with simply said what the victims had already been told, including that the videos would not be posted online. Nowhere on the contract could the reader find a reference to “girlsdoporn,” “girlsdotoys” or pornography at all. The companies were instead identified with innocuous names, such as Bubblegum Casting. Victims were not provided a copy of the contracts that they signed.
Before some of the video shoots, victims were offered alcohol or marijuana. Victims who consumed alcohol or smoked marijuana were directed to make a recorded statement saying that they were not under the influence of any drugs or alcohol, even though they had just smoked marijuana or drank alcohol.
As a part of the conspiracy, Garcia and others would at times coerce victims into completing the videos once they were underway. Garcia and other co-conspirators threatened to sue the victims, cancel flights home, and post the videos online, if the victims did not complete the sex videos. Hotel room doors were at times blocked by camera and recording equipment, and the victims felt powerless and unable to leave.
Victims were also misled about how long the video shoots lasted. Most were told the video production would take around 30 minutes, when in reality, they typically lasted for several hours. The sex for the video shoots was rough and caused many victims pain, and in some cases bleeding. Some victims asked to stop filming. In response, Garcia and others told the victims that they had to continue and finish the videos. Victims were also often paid significantly less than originally promised with Garcia and others would citing a tattoo, a mole, or some other perceived “imperfection” to pay the victim less.
Once the videos were posted online many victims contacted Garcia and his co-conspirators seeking to get their videos taken off the websites. The victims’ calls were blocked or ignored.
“This defendant lured one victim after another with fake modeling ads, false promises and deceptive front companies, ultimately devolving to threats to coerce these women into making sex videos,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman. “Even when victims told Garcia how the scheme had devastated their lives, he showed no regard for their well-being. The crime was utterly callous in nature and there is no excuse or justification for his conduct, which was driven purely by greed. The harm inflicted by this defendant will last a lifetime for his victims. Hopefully today’s sentence will offer them a sense of justice.” Grossman praised prosecutors Joseph Green, Alexandra Foster and Sabrina Feve; FBI Special Agents; and the U.S. Attorney’s Office Victim Witness Unit for their excellent work on this case.
“Ruben Garcia chose to exploit and deceive these young women for his personal satisfaction and financial gain and today he was held accountable for those decisions,” said FBI Special Agent in Charge Suzanne Turner. “Today's sentence is the first in this case, however it is definitely not the last. I hope this sentence serves as a start to the healing process and brings some sense of justice for these young women, each with their whole life ahead of them.”
The next hearing in the ongoing case is June 25, 2020, at 2 p.m.
Any additional victims of the alleged crime are encouraged to call the San Diego FBI at 858-320-1800.
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of Michael James Pratt. Individuals with information about Pratt should contact their local FBI office or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate.
DEFENDANTS Case Number 19cr4488-JLS
Ruben Andre Garcia Age: 31 San Diego, CA
*Pleaded guilty to Counts 1 and 7, Conspiracy to Commit Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud and Coercion.
DEFENDANTS Case Number 19cr4488-JLS
Michael James Pratt Age: 36 Fugitive
Matthew Isaac Wolfe Age 37 San Diego, CA (pending trial)
Theodore Gyi Age: 42 Rancho Aliso, CA (Pleaded guilty to Superseding Information charging Conspiracy to Commit Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud and Coercion, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371)
Valorie Moser Age: 38 San Diego, CA (Pleaded guilty to a Superseding Information charging Conspiracy to Commit Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud and Coercion, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371)
Amberlyn Dee Nored Age: 27 San Diego, CA (pending trial)
SUMMARY OF CHARGES
Count 1 (charging all defendants)
Conspiracy to Commit Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud and Coercion, 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a) and (b)(1)
Maximum Penalty: Life in prison, $250,000 fine, and a special assessment of $5,000 under 18 U.S.C. § 3014.
Count 2 (Pratt)
Production of Child Pornography, 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a) and (e)
Minimum penalty: Fifteen years in prison; Maximum penalty: 30 years in custody, $250,000 fine, and a special assessment of $5,000 under 18 U.S.C. § 3014.
Count 3 (Pratt)
Sex Trafficking of a Minor by Force, Fraud and Coercion, 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a)(1) and (2)
Minimum penalty: Fifteen years in prison; Maximum penalty: life in custody, $250,000 fine, and a special assessment of $5,000 under 18 U.S.C. § 3014.
Counts 4 (Pratt, Wolfe, Garcia), 5 (Pratt, Garcia), 6 (Pratt, Wolfe, Garcia), 7 (Pratt, Garcia, Gyi), 8 (Pratt, Garcia, Gyi)
Conspiracy to Commit Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud and Coercion, 18 U.S.C. § 1594
Minimum penalty: Fifteen years in prison; Maximum penalty: life in custody, $250,000 fine, and a special assessment of $5,000 under 18 U.S.C. § 3014.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/twenty-year-sentence-girlsdoporn-sex-trafficking-conspiracy