PEDO BUN 17 November 21

Online child sex abuse racket: CBI arrests 7 day after raids

Following its raids on Tuesday, the agency had detained 10 people. Three of these, sources said, have been let off after questioning.

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/cbi-arrests-seven-in-online-child-sex-abuse-cases-7627782/

Child abuse arrests, Sunshine Coast

Detectives from Argos and North Coast Child Protection Investigation Units have charged three men in relation to separate child abuse offences following an operation targeting the possession and distribution of child exploitation material

https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2021/11/12/child-abuse-arrests-sunshine-coast/

Hartcliffe man, 22, admits child sex abuse

Jamie Loughlin pleaded guilty to two charges of child sex abuse and awaits sentence

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/hartcliffe-man-22-admits-child-6217933

Des Moines Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Sex Trafficking

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdia/pr/des-moines-man-sentenced-life-prison-sex-trafficking

North Versailles Man Sentenced to Prison for Possessing 1,200 Images of Child Pornography on His Phone

https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdpa/pr/north-versailles-man-sentenced-prison-possessing-1200-images-child-pornography-his

St. Petersburg Man Sentenced To Fifteen Years For Attempting To Entice And Meet A 5-Year-Old Child For Sex

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/st-petersburg-man-sentenced-fifteen-years-attempting-entice-and-meet-5-year-old-child

Cyberstalker sentenced for child exploitation crimes

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/cyberstalker-sentenced-child-exploitation-crimes

Wareham Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/wareham-man-sentenced-10-years-prison-possession-child-pornography

Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Fourteen Counts of Child Exploitation

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/michigan-man-pleads-guilty-fourteen-counts-child-exploitation

Passaic County Man Admits Receiving and Possessing Child Pornography

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/passaic-county-man-admits-receiving-and-possessing-child-pornography

Man Sentenced to 210 Years in Prison for Creating and Distributing Depictions of the Sadistic Sexual Abuse of Children

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdin/pr/man-sentenced-210-years-prison-creating-and-distributing-depictions-sadistic-sexual

Somerset County Man Charged with Distribution of Child Pornography

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/somerset-county-man-charged-distribution-child-pornography

Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced- November

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndok/pr/federal-grand-jury-b-indictments-announced-november-0

Grand Jury Returns Indictments

https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwi/pr/grand-jury-returns-indictments-115

Former Crestwood Mayor Pleads Guilty to Participating in Bribery Scheme Involving Red-Light Camera Services

CHICAGO — The former mayor of Crestwood, Ill., pleaded guilty today to a federal corruption charge and admitted improperly soliciting and receiving benefits from a representative of a red-light camera company that provided services to the southwest suburb.

LOUIS PRESTA, 71, of Crestwood, pleaded guilty to one count of using a facility in interstate commerce in aid of bribery and official misconduct, and one count of filing a false income tax return. The bribery count is punishable by up to five years in federal prison, while the tax offense carries a maximum sentence of three years. U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Durkin set sentencing for Feb. 23, 2022.

The guilty plea was announced by John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois; Emmerson Buie, Jr., Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Field Office of the FBI; and Justin Campbell, Special Agent-in-Charge of the IRS Criminal Investigation Division in Chicago. The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Christopher J. Stetler and James P. Durkin.

According to Presta’s plea agreement with the government, the red-light camera company provided camera services to Crestwood that enabled the municipality to issue tickets to motorists for certain traffic violations. While the company was attempting to provide additional such services to Crestwood, then-Mayor Presta asked for and accepted benefits from a representative of the company. Presta told the red-light camera company’s representative that Presta would ensure that the percentage of red-light traffic violations that Presta approved would remain high or increase – in exchange for a cash payment to Presta from the representative, the plea agreement states.

The plea agreement describes a Feb. 27, 2018, telephone call between Presta and the company’s representative in which Presta updated the representative on the higher percentage of red-light traffic violations that Crestwood approved the previous week. During the call, Presta stated, “We’re starting to get the numbers again… you got a new sheriff in town.” Shortly after that call, Presta on March 7, 2018, received a $5,000 cash bribe from the representative of the company. When subsequently questioned by federal law enforcement about his receipt of the $5,000 bribe payment, Presta falsely stated that he neither asked for nor received the $5,000 bribe.

In addition to the bribery scheme, Presta admitted in the plea agreement that he willfully filed a false personal income tax return for the calendar year 2015.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/former-crestwood-mayor-pleads-guilty-participating-bribery-scheme-involving-red-light

Defendant Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison for Arson Committed to Threaten Victim in “R. Kelly” Case

Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Michael Williams was sentenced by United States District Judge Ann M. Donnelly to 96 months’ imprisonment for setting fire to a vehicle at the home of a victim-witness who was expected to testify at trial in United States v. Robert Sylvester Kelly, also known as “R. Kelly,” a case pending in the Eastern District of New York (“the Kelly case”). Williams set the car on fire in order to intimidate the victim-witness and prevent her from cooperating with the government’s investigation in the case. The amount of restitution will be determined by the Court at a later date.

Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Ricky J. Patel, Acting Special Agent-in-Charge, Homeland Security Investigations, New York (HSI), and Dermot F. Shea, Commissioner, New York City Police Department (NYPD), announced the sentence.

“In a violent act designed to instill fear and stop a witness from testifying at trial, Williams set fire to the victim’s vehicle in the middle of the night while it was parked outside of a residence occupied by four adults and two children. Intimidating witnesses and threatening the safety of crime victims undermine the very fabric of our judicial system and will never be tolerated,” stated United States Attorney Peace. “This Office will bring all of its resources to bear against those who commit dangerous acts of violence to silence victims and interfere with the administration of justice.” Mr. Peace expressed his appreciation to the HSI Field Offices in Fort Lauderdale and Tampa, Florida; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Field Offices in Savannah, Georgia, and Tampa, Florida; the Florida Bureau of Fire, Arson & Explosives Investigations; the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, Florida; the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office, Florida; the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Florida and the Valdosta Police Department, Georgia, for their assistance in this case.

“Williams attempted to use violence and intimidation to divert the course of justice and prevent a victim’s voice from being heard. HSI continues to stand alongside our partners to maintain the integrity of the judicial process and support the brave individuals who come forward to testify in criminal proceedings,” stated HSI Acting Special Agent-in-Charge Patel.

On June 11, 2020, Williams poured gasoline around an SUV parked outside of a residence in Florida where a victim-witness in the Kelly case was staying and set fire to the vehicle. At the time the arson was committed, there were four adults, including the victim-witness in the Kelly case, and two children inside the home. Williams committed the arson to prevent the victim-witness from continuing to cooperate in the Kelly case. The victim-witness’s mother called 911 and told the 911 operator that her grandchildren, whose cries can be heard in the background of the call, were in the home and they were unsure if it was safe to remain in the house given the fire risk outside. The vehicle, leased by the victim’s father, was heavily damaged. Fire investigators also detected an accelerant along the outside perimeter of the residence. Williams had previously made internet searches about the detonation properties of fertilizer and diesel fuel, witness intimidation and witness tampering, and countries that do not have extradition agreements with the United States.

The government’s case is being handled by the Office’s Civil Rights Section. Assistant United States Attorneys Maria Cruz Melendez, Elizabeth Geddes and Nadia Shihata are in charge of the prosecution.

The Defendant:

MICHAEL WILLIAMS

Age: 38

Valdosta, Georgia

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/defendant-sentenced-96-months-prison-arson-committed-threaten-victim-r-kelly-case

Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS

Defendant Sentenced to Additional Eight Years for Slashing A Correctional Officer At New York Federal Jail

A New York man was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, aka ISIS. The defendant was also sentenced to 100 months, or more than eight years’, imprisonment for assaulting a federal correctional officer and possessing contraband at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, New York, to run consecutive to the terrorism sentence.

Ali Saleh, 28, of Queens, pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to ISIS in July 2018. According to court documents, starting in 2013, Saleh swore an oath of allegiance to ISIS and embraced ISIS’s directive to either travel to the Middle East or take action at home in support of ISIS. On Aug. 25, 2014, Saleh stated online, “I’m ready to die for the Caliphate, prison is nothing.” On Aug. 28, 2014, Saleh stated online, “Lets be clear the Muslims in the khilafah [caliphate] need help, the one who is capable to go over and help the Muslims must go and help.” That same day, Saleh made an airline reservation to travel from New York to Turkey, but was ultimately prevented from traveling because his parents took away his passport.

“Saleh made numerous attempts to travel overseas to join ISIS, and when those efforts failed, attempted to assist others in joining the terrorist organization,” said Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen for the Justice Department’s National Security Division. “Once arrested and detained, he attacked a correctional officer with an improvised weapon. With the sentences handed down today, he is being held accountable for these crimes. The National Security Division is committed to identifying and holding accountable those who seek to provide material support to foreign terrorist organizations and we will be unyielding in our efforts to bring to justice those who commit violence against the men and women in law enforcement and corrections. I want to thank the agents, analysts and prosecutors who are responsible for this case.”

“Today’s sentence demonstrates the strong commitment of this office and its law enforcement partners to rooting out and stopping their efforts to support terrorist attacks at home or abroad,” said U.S. Attorney Breon Peace for the Eastern District of New York. “Saleh is also held accountable for his vicious and premeditated attack on a federal correctional officer while in pre-trial detention.”

“Ali Saleh’s attempts to support ISIS, and his subsequent attack on a federal correctional officer, resulted in the penalties enforced upon him today,” said Assistant Director in Charge Michael J. Driscoll of the FBI’s New York Field Office. “The FBI’s JTTF in New York, along with our partners, continues to lead the way in preventing and intercepting threats posed by those like Saleh, who seek to harm our citizens at home and overseas.”

Saleh then redirected his efforts to facilitating others’ support of ISIS. In October 2014, Saleh communicated with an ISIS supporter in Mali through an online messaging platform and sent a $500 wire transfer to fund that person’s travel to Syria. Around the same time, Saleh communicated with several others to facilitate their support of ISIS, including known ISIS supporters in the United Kingdom and Australia.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/man-sentenced-30-years-prison-attempting-provide-material-support-isis

Federal Indictments Charge Department of Veterans Affairs Employees With Pocketing Cash From Vendors

CHICAGO — Two employees of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs pocketed cash from vendors in exchange for steering them orders for medical equipment, according to indictments returned in federal court in Chicago.

ANDREW LEE and KIMBERLY A. DYSON worked as Prosthetic Clerks in the Veterans Health Administration Prosthetics Service in Chicago. As part of their duties, Lee and Dyson selected vendors from which to order medical equipment for VA patients, and then paid the vendors using government purchase cards. In exchange for their efforts with certain vendors, Lee and Dyson allegedly received cash payments from individuals at the vendor companies.

Lee, 66, of Chicago, is charged with one count of wire fraud. Dyson, 49, of Chicago, is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit bribery and four counts of bribery.

The charges were announced by John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois; and Gavin McClaren, Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General’s Central Field Office. The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Heidi Manschreck.

“Schemes to fraudulently corrupt the procurement process cheat the government and deserving bidders,” said U.S. Attorney Lausch. “We will work aggressively with our law enforcement partners to safeguard our nation’s taxpayers.”

“The corruption of VA employees cannot be tolerated,” said Acting SAC McClaren. “These alleged fraudulent activities erode public trust and undermine the value of fair market competition. The VA OIG appreciates the US Attorney’s Office for its commitment in helping hold these defendants accountable.”

Lee and Dyson were charged in separate indictments returned Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Chicago.

United States v. Lee, et al, 21 CR 703

The charges allege that Lee schemed with DARREN A. SMITH, who operated a medical distribution company in Bolingbrook, Ill., to place orders for medical equipment from Smith’s company in exchange for cash kickbacks to Lee. Lee allegedly placed orders with Smith’s company for unnecessary and more costly monthly rentals of certain medical equipment – instead of purchasing the equipment as VA physicians had ordered – so that the VA would pay more money to Smith’s company. The scheme fraudulently caused the VA to overpay Smith’s company by more than $1.38 million from 2016 to 2020. In exchange, Lee pocketed kickbacks from Smith of at least $220,000, the indictment states.

In addition to the wire fraud count against Lee, the indictment charges Smith, 57, of Hazel Crest, Ill., with seven counts of wire fraud.

United States v. Dyson, et al, 21 CR 705

The charges accuse Dyson of conspiring with IRVIN R. LUCAS, IV, who owned a medical supply company in Romeoville, Ill., to place orders for medical equipment from Lucas’s company in exchange for cash payments to Dyson. The indictment describes several instances in which Dyson placed orders with Lucas’s company and then sent text messages to Lucas asking for certain amounts of cash. Lucas allegedly paid Dyson by transferring money into her checking account or providing her with a debit card to withdraw the funds. From 2018 to 2020, Dyson accepted at least $39,850 from Lucas for steering the orders to his company, the indictment states.

In addition to the conspiracy and bribery counts against Dyson, the indictment charges Lucas, 40, of North Hollywood, Calif., with one count of bribery conspiracy.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/federal-indictments-charge-department-veterans-affairs-employees-pocketing-cash-vendo-0

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Former Preacher Charged for the Sexual Abuse of Five Minors

Other Victims Encouraged to Report Abuse to the FBI at (405) 290-7770

A former Vinita preacher was indicted this week for sexually abusing five minors whose ages ranged from 7 to 16 years old when the abuse occurred, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.

Roy Edward Williams, 63, was charged with Coercion and Enticement of a Minor in Indian Country (Counts 1,3,5,6, and 8); Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country (Counts 2,4,9); Abusive Sexual Contact of a Minor Between 12 and 16 Years Old in Indian Country (Count 7); and Possession of Child Pornography (Count 11).

The U.S. Attorney’s Office and FBI encourage any other victims of Williams to come forward and contact the FBI Oklahoma City Field Office at (405) 290-7770.

Williams is alleged to have committed the sex crimes starting on or around November 2002 and as late as December 2018. According to the indictment, Williams also took sexually explicit photographs of several of the victims, paid or offered something of value to several victims immediately following the sexual abuse, and threatened several victims to prevent them from reporting the abuse to others. The defendant was further found in possession of child pornography on June 24, 2019. During the period of the described abuse, Williams was a preacher at Bunker Hill Baptist in Vinita.

Williams was previously charged in Craig County District Court. However, charges were dismissed in April 2021 as Williams is a Cherokee citizen and the alleged crimes occurred in or near Vinita, which is within the Cherokee Nation Reservation. The Cherokee Nation Attorney General’s Office then filed tribal charges against Williams in April, and he is currently in tribal custody awaiting trial. This week, the U.S. Attorney’s Office also filed charges in the case.

An indictment is merely an accusation. Defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

The FBI, Craig County Sheriff’s Office, and the Cherokee Nation Marshal Service are the investigative agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Leah Paisner and Edward Snow are prosecuting the case.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndok/pr/former-preacher-charged-sexual-abuse-five-minors

Jaclyn Symes makes last-minute phone calls in a bid to save Premier Daniel Andrews' pandemic bill

Last-minute calls to crossbenchers have been made in a bid to find one more vote to save the controversial pandemic bill after former Labor MP Adem Somyurek revealed he will vote against the legislation.

Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes was forced to jump on the phones to ring a number of crossbenchers in hopes of saving the pandemic bill after former Labor minister Adem Somyurek declared he would vote against the legislation.

Mr Somyurek, who successfully applied to have his suspension lifted on Wednesday after he was banned for failing to disclose his vaccination status, told the Herald Sun of his intention to block passage of the bill.

He said the powers would give too much authority to Premier Daniel Andrews in what was “essentially an elective dictatorship”.

The Andrews government had expected to win the vote in the upper house but the last-minute revelation from Mr Somyurek could see the vote delayed until the next seating of parliament in two weeks rather than lose the ballot.

It would allow them time to find one more crossbencher but could lead to concessions being made.

It's not known if Wednesday night's dash to secure one more crossbench vote was successful.

If the government cannot pass the bill through before the expiry of the State of Emergency on December 15, they will not be able to enforce any pandemic orders.

A number of changes were forced into the bill to secure the votes of three crossbenchers - Greens MP Samantha Ratnam, Animal Justice MP Andy Meddick and Reason Party leader Fiona Patten - on Monday.

Under the Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (pandemic management) Bill 2021, Premier Daniel Andrews and Health Minister Martin Foley would be able to declare a pandemic and extend it three months at a time if deemed necessary.

Public health advice will need to be released within seven days instead of 14 days after a decision is made.

The maximum fine for a person who failed to comply with a health order, knowing it could case serious health risks to other people, has been halved from $90,500 for aggravated offences.

There will also be more parliamentary oversight of pandemic orders.

https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/coronavirus/jaclyn-symes-makes-lastminute-phone-calls-in-a-bid-to-save-premier-daniel-andrews-pandemic-bill/news-story/9c2931a7cc9acfadabc64d5dce2560e0

Melbourne protests spark safety fears among politicians as PM criticises violent scenes

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he understands the frustration that drove violent protests in Melbourne on the weekend, and has called on governments to take a step back from interfering in people's personal lives.

Key points:

Scott Morrison said it was time for strict public health measures to be rolled back

The Prime Minister also criticised threatening behaviour from some demonstrators

Federal politicians have expressed fears for their safety following the protest

Protesters against a pandemic management bill in Victoria were seen marching through Melbourne carrying nooses and a gallows, and chanting threats to kill state Premier Daniel Andrews.

Mr Morrison said people were rightly frustrated by the pandemic, but it was no excuse for violent behaviour.

"Those threats and intimidation have no place in Australia," Mr Morrison said.

"We're a civil peaceful society. [When] we have disagreements, we don't handle them with violence … there can be no tolerance for that."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-18/prime-minister-rebukes-violent-melboune-covid-19-protesters/100629356

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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/11/leftists-work-police-officer-finds-suspicious-pile-bricks-kenosha-back-alley-audio/

Emails Show Researchers Who Alleged Trump Links To Russian Alfa Bank Were Anti-Trump

Emails obtained via an open records request provide a picture of the politics behind the players who formulated and fed the Alfa Bank theory via Michael Sussmann to the FBI.

“Do the f-cking alfa bank secret comms story, it is hugely important,” Fusion GPS’s Peter Fritsch pushed a media contact in the final weeks before the November 2016 general election, according to emails obtained by an open records request. “Call David Dagon at Georgia tech,” Fritsch would then insist when the Reuters News investigative reporter countered that the problem with the story was an inability to authenticate the data.

While Dagon may have been an expert in the data crunching, emails recently obtained by The Federalist from Georgia Tech reveal Dagon was something more—he was an anti-Trump, Russia-collusion conspiracy theorist.

Dagon’s name first became connected with the Alfa Bank story when Special Counsel John Durham indicted Michael Sussmann two months ago, charging the Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer with lying to FBI General Counsel James Baker.

What the Indictment Says about the Alfa Bank Story

According to the indictment, when Sussmann met with Baker on September 19, 2016, and provided the top FBI lawyer with “white papers” and data files purporting to establish a secret communications channel between the Trump organization and the now famous Russia-connected Alfa Bank, Sussmann falsely claimed he was not there on behalf of a client. In truth, though, Sussmann was working both for the Clinton campaign and an unnamed “U.S. technology industry executive,” the indictment charged.

The 27-page speaking indictment then detailed the origins of the Alfa Bank story. In July 2016, a computer researcher, using the moniker “Tea Leaves” and referred to in the Sussmann indictment as “Originator-1,” “had assembled purported DNS data reflecting apparent DNS lookups between Russian Bank-1 and an email domain, ‘mail1.trump-email.com.” “Tea Leaves,” a business associate of Tech-Executive 1, shared her information with Tech-Executive 1 and others, with Tech-Executive 1 alerting Sussmann to the data.

According to the indictment, Tech Executive-1 later “exploited his access to non-public data at multiple Internet companies to conduct opposition research concerning Trump,” and enlisted “the assistance of researchers at a U.S.-based university who were receiving and analyzing Internet data in connection with a pending federal government cybersecurity research contract.”

https://thefederalist.com/2021/11/17/emails-show-researchers-who-alleged-trump-links-to-russian-alfa-bank-were-anti-trump/

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PM Scott Morrison demands states drop Covid jab mandates and says unvaccinated Aussies MUST be allowed into pubs and restaurants

Queensland will introduce jab passports to enter hospitality venues next month

Scott Morrison has said jab mandates should not be in place to enter venues

Mandatory jabs should only apply to healthcare workers, he said on Thursday

It comes as Prime Minister faces pressure from pro-choice MPs in his party

Scott Morrison has said vaccine mandates to enter pubs and cafes should not be in place after states reach the 80 per cent vaccination threshold.

While NSW will drop vaccine passports on December 15, Queensland will introduce them to enter hospitality venues on December 17 and Victoria has vowed to keep jab requirements in place well into next year.

Mr Morrison, who is under pressure from pro-choice politicians in his party, on Thursday said the only mandates he supports are for health workers.

In a dig at Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, he said unvaccinated people 'should be able to go to a get a cup of coffee in Brisbane'.

'Now it's time for governments to step back and for Australians to take their life back,' he said during a visit to the Tooheys brewery in Sydney on Thursday.

'We aren't in favour of mandatory vaccines imposed by the Government. Businesses can make their own choices on the law but we aren't about telling them or Australians what to do.

'Vaccines are only mandatory in cases where you have health workers working with vulnerable people.

'That's what our medical advice has always been and, as we get above 80 per cent in particular… they should be able to go to a get a cup of coffee in Brisbane regardless of whether you've had a vaccine or not.'

It comes after two Liberal senators and Pauline Hanson's One Nation vowed to withhold support from the Government unless Mr Morrison takes action to stop vaccine mandates.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10214777/Scott-Morrison-demands-states-like-Queensland-drop-Covid-19-vaccine-mandates.html

Australian sport team to pay its players in BITCOIN and accept the digital currency for ticket and food sales – claiming it is 'the future of money'

Perth Heat baseball team to start paying players and staff in Bitcoin from Friday

Employees can now choose between cryptocurrency and traditional payment

The Heat will also accept Bitcoin for food and drink as well as sponsorship deals

Follows WA team striking a sponsorship deal with payment provider OpenNode

An Australian baseball team will pay its players in Bitcoin and accept it for ticket and food sales as it believes digital currency is 'the future of money'.

Perth Heat said its employees could now choose to be paid in cryptocurrency after striking a deal with payment organisation OpenNode.

Heat general manager Steve Nelkovski said executives planned to eventually run the entire organisation through Bitcoin.

'The Heat are embracing the reality that the future of money and corporate treasuries will live on the Bitcoin blockchain,' the club said in a statement.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10214467/Perth-Heat-baseball-team-pay-players-Bitcoin-accept-currency-ticket-food-sales.html

Decoy ads led to 12 arrests linked with child prostitution

An undercover operation led by the Tennessee Bureau Investigation resulted in 11 men being arrested for seeking illicit sex from a minor and one woman was charged with promoting prostitution.

TBI’s Human Trafficking Unit, Chattanooga Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Tennessee Human Trafficking Task Force began the two-day investigation on November 10. Officers placed several decoy advertisements on websites linked to prostitution and commercial sex. They were seeking to identify those seeking to have sex with minors.

https://www.wate.com/news/crime/decoy-ads-led-to-12-arrests-linked-with-child-prostitution/

CBI arrests 7 in online child sex abuse case, raids 77 locations

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/87766197.cms

Ex-Craig city councilman sentenced as sex offender

A former Craig city councilman convicted of internet luring of a child and other charges has been sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in Colorado’s sex offender supervision program.

A First District Court judge sentenced 50-year-old Brian MacKenzie on Friday, the district’s attorney general’s office said Monday. A Jefferson County jury convicted MacKenzie in September of internet luring of a child with intent to exploit, internet sexual exploitation of a child and attempted sexual assault of a child, the office said in a statement.

MacKenzie must register as a sex offender and participate in treatment.

MacKenzie was arrested in 2019 during an internet sting operation by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office in which officers posed as an underage girl with whom MacKenzie arranged a meeting in Lakewood, authorities said. He was taken into custody en route to Lakewood, they said.

MacKenzie resigned from the Craig City Council after his arrest.

https://apnews.com/article/arrests-colorado-sexual-assault-5801aa6fcaa65bc80aaed58597449973