thedcclothesline--2020-04-27--Hundreds Charged Worldwide In Takedown Of Largest Child Pornography Website

WASHINGTON – Jong Woo Son , 23 , a South Korean national , was indicted by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia for his operation of Welcome To Video , the largest child sexual exploitation market by volume of content .
The nine-count indictment was unsealed today along with a parallel civil forfeiture action .
Son has also been charged and convicted in South Korea and is currently in custody serving his sentence in South Korea .
An additional 337 site users residing in Alabama , Arkansas , California , Connecticut , Florida , Georgia , Kansas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nebraska , New Jersey , New York , North Carolina , Ohio , Oregon , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , South Carolina , Texas , Utah , Virginia , Washington State and Washington , D.C. as well as the United Kingdom , South Korea , Germany , Saudi Arabia , the United Arab Emirates , the Czech Republic , Canada , Ireland , Spain , Brazil and Australia have been arrested and charged .
Acting Executive Associate Director Alysa Erichs of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) ’ s Homeland Security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department ’ s Criminal Division , U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu for the District of Columbia , and Chief Don Fort of IRS Criminal Investigation ( IRS-CI ) made the announcement .
“ Children are our most vulnerable population , and crimes such as these are unthinkable , ” said HSI Acting Executive Associate Director Alysa Erichs .
“ Sadly , advances in technology have enabled child predators to hide behind the dark web and cryptocurrency to further their criminal activity .
However , today ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criminals that no matter how sophisticated the technology or how widespread the network , child exploitation will not be tolerated in the United States .
Our entire justice system will stop at nothing to prevent these heinous crimes , safeguard our children , and bring justice to all.
” take our poll - story continues below “ Darknet sites that profit from the sexual exploitation of children are among the most vile and reprehensible forms of criminal behavior , ” said Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not allow child predators to use lawless online spaces as a shield .
Today ’ s announcement demonstrates that the Department of Justice remains firmly committed to working closely with our partners in South Korea and around the world to rescue child victims and bring to justice the perpetrators of these abhorrent crimes.
” “ Children around the world are safer because of the actions taken by U.S. and foreign law enforcement to prosecute this case and recover funds for victims , ” said U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu .
“ We will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off the darknet in the United States and abroad , to ensure they receive the punishment their terrible crimes deserve.
” “ Through the sophisticated tracing of bitcoin transactions , IRS-CI special agents were able to determine the location of the Darknet server , identify the administrator of the website and ultimately track down the website server ’ s physical location in South Korea , ” said IRS-CI Chief Don Fort .
“ This largescale criminal enterprise that endangered the safety of children around the world is no more .
Regardless of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are virtual or tangible , we will continue to work with our federal and international partners to track down these disgusting organizations and bring them to justice.
” According to the indictment agents from the IRS-CI , HSI , National Crime Agency in the United Kingdom , and Korean National Police in South Korea arrested Son and seized the server that he used to operate a Darknet market that exclusively advertised child sexual exploitation videos available for download by members of the site .
The operation resulted in the seizure of approximately eight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is one of the largest seizures of its kind .
The images , which are currently being analyzed by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children ( NCMEC ) , contained over 250,000 unique videos , and 45 percent of the videos currently analyzed contain new images that have not been previously known to exist .
Welcome To Video offered these videos for sale using the cryptocurrency bitcoin .
Typically , sites of this kind give users a forum to trade in these depictions .
This Darknet website is among the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exploitation videos using bitcoin .
In fact , the site itself boasted over one million downloads of child exploitation videos by users .
Each user received a unique bitcoin address when the user created an account on the website .
An analysis of the server revealed that the website had more than one million bitcoin addresses , signifying that the website had capacity for at least one million users .
The agencies have shared data from the seized server with law enforcement around the world to assist in identifying and prosecuting customers of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leads sent to 38 countries and yielded arrests of 337 subjects around the world .
The operation has resulted in searches of residences and businesses of approximately 92 individuals in the United States .
Notably , the operation is responsible for the rescue of at least 23 minor victims residing in the United States , Spain and the United Kingdom , who were being actively abused by the users of the site .
In the Washington , D.C.-metropolitan area , the operation has led to the execution of five search warrants and eight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the administrator of the site and were themselves , users of the website .
Two users of the Darknet market committed suicide subsequent to the execution of search warrants .
Amongst the sites users charged are : • Charles Wunderlich , 34 , of Hot Springs , California , was charged in the District of Columbia with conspiracy to distribute child pornography ; • Brian James LaPrath , 34 , of San Diego , California , was arrested in the District of Columbia , for international money laundering ; and was sentenced to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three years of supervised release ; • Ernest Wagner , 70 , of Federal Way , Washington , was arrested and charged in the District of Columbia with conspiracy to distribute child pornography ; • Vincent Galarzo , 28 , of Glendale , New York , was arrested and charged in the District of Columbia with conspiracy to distribute child pornography ; • Michael Ezeagbor , 22 , of Pflugerville , Texas , was arrested and charged in the District of Columbia with conspiracy to distribute child pornography ; • Nicholas Stengel , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography and money laundering and was sentenced to serve 15 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release ; • Eryk Mark Chamberlin , 25 , of Worcester , Massachusetts , pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and is pending sentencing ; • Jairo Flores , 30 , of Cambridge , Massachusetts , pleaded guilty in the District of Massachusetts to receipt and possession of child pornography and was sentenced to serve five years in prison followed by five years of supervised release ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dorchester , Massachusetts , pleaded guilty in the District of Massachusetts to possession and receipt of child pornography .
His sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 22 , 2019 ; • Michael Armstrong , 35 , of Randolph , Massachusetts , pleaded guilty in the District of Massachusetts , to receipt and possession of child pornography .
He was sentenced to serve five years in prison followed by five years of supervised release .
Restitution will be determined at a future date ; • Al Ramadhanu Soedomo , 28 , of Lynn , Massachusetts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pornography and was sentenced in the District of Massachusetts ( Boston ) , to serve 12 months and one day followed by five years of supervised release ; • Phillip Sungmin Hong , 24 , of Sharon , Massachusetts , pleaded guilty in the District of Massachusetts ( Boston ) , to receipt and possession of child pornography and is pending sentencing ; • Eliseo Arteaga Jr. , 28 , of Mesquite , Texas , pleaded guilty in the Northern District of Texas to possession of prepubescent child pornography .
He is pending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 40 , of San Antonio , Texas , a former HSI special agent , was arrested in the Western District of Texas .
Gratkowski pleaded guilty to the indictment charging one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of access with intent to view child pornography .
Gratkowski was sentenced to serve 70 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release , and ordered to pay $ 35,000 in restitution to seven victims and a $ 10,000 assessment ; • Paul Casey Whipple , 35 , of Hondo , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , was arrested in the Western District of Texas , on charges of sexual exploitation of children/minors , production , distribution , and possession of child pornography .
Whipple remains in custody awaiting trial in San Antonio ; • Michael Lawson , 36 , of Midland , Georgia , was arrested in the Middle District of Georgia on charges of attempted sexual exploitation of children and possession of child pornography .
He was sentenced to serve 121 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release following his plea to a superseding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ receipt of child pornography ; • Kevin Christopher Eagan , 39 , of Brookhaven , Georgia , pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography in the Northern District of Georgia ; • Casey Santioius Head , 37 , of Griffin , Georgia , was indicted in the Northern District of Georgia for distribution , receipt , and possession of child pornography ; • Andrew C. Chu , 28 , of Garwood , New Jersey , was arrested and charged with receipt of child pornography .
Those charges remain pending ; • Nader Hamdi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New Jersey , was arrested in the District of New Jersey , for sexual exploitation or other abuse of children .
Ahmed pleaded guilty to an information charging him with one count of distribution of child pornography .
He is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 1 , 2019 ; • Jeffrey Lee Harris , 32 , of Pickens , South Carolina , pleaded guilty in the District of South Carolina for producing , distributing , and possessing child pornography ; • Laine Ormand Clark Jr. , 27 , of Conway , South Carolina @ @ @ @ @ @ @ District Court in South Carolina Division for sexual possession of child pornography ; • Jack R. Dove III , 38 , of Lakeland , Florida , was arrested in the Middle District of Florida for knowingly receiving and possessing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct ; • Michael Matthew White , 39 , of Miami Beach , Florida , was arrested in the Southern District of Florida for coercion and enticement ; • Nikolas Bennion Bradshaw , 24 , of Bountiful , Utah , was arrested in the State of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of sexual exploitation of a minor , and was sentenced to time served with 91 days in jail followed by probation ; • Michael Don Gibbs , 37 , of Holladay , Utah , was charged in the District of Utah with receipt of child pornography and possession of child pornography ; • Ammar Atef H. Alahdali , 22 , of Arlington , Virginia , pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of Virginia to receipt of child pornography and was sentenced to serve five years in prison and ordered to pay $ 3,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 38 , of West Hartford , Connecticut , pleaded guilty in the District of Connecticut to receipt of child pornography and was sentenced to serve 60 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release ; • Eugene Edward Jung , 47 , of San Francisco , California , was indicted in the Northern District of California on possession of child pornography and receipt of child pornography ; • James Daosaeng , 25 , of Springdale , Arkansas , pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and was sentenced in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to serve 97 months in prison followed by 20 years of supervised release ; • Alex Daniel Paxton , 30 , of Columbus , Ohio , was arrested and indicted in Franklin County Ohio Court of Common Pleas for pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor ; • Don Edward Pannell , 32 , of Harvey , Louisiana , pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of Louisiana for receipt of child pornography .
He is pending sentencing ; • Ryan Thomas Carver , 29 , of Huntsville , Alabama , was arrested and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was charged federally in the Northern District of Alabama with possession of child pornography .
His case is pending in Huntsville , Alabama ; • Andrew Buckley , 28 , of the United Kingdom , pleaded guilty to 10 offences in the UK of possession and distribution of indecent images of children , possession of extreme and prohibited images and possession of a class A drug .
He was sentenced to serve 40 months in prison for the distribution of indecent images and possession of class A drugs .
Buckley is also subject @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; • Kyle Fox , 26 , of the United Kingdom , pleaded guilty to 22 counts including rape , sexual assault , and sharing indecent images , and was sentenced to serve 22 years in prison ; and • Mohammed Almaker , 26 , of Fort Collins , Colorado , was arrested in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ( KSA ) , charged with KSA Law involving the endangerment of children .
He is awaiting judicial proceedings in furtherance of criminal charges .
A forfeiture complaint was also unsealed today .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to trace payments of bitcoin to the Darknet site by following the flow of funds on the blockchain .
The virtual currency accounts identified in the complaint were allegedly used by 24 individuals in five countries to fund the website and promote the exploitation of children .
The forfeiture complaint seeks to recover these funds and , ultimately through the restoration process , return the illicit funds to victims of the crime .
The charges in the indictment are merely allegations , and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The international investigations were led by HIS , IRS-CI , and the NCA .
The Korean National Police of the Republic of Korea , the National Crime Agency of the United Kingdom and the German Federal Criminal Police ( the Bundeskriminalamt ) , aided and coordinated with their parallel investigations .
The Department of Justice ’ s Office of International Affairs of the Criminal Division provided significant assistance .
We want to thank all law enforcement officers for their dedication and service .
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WASHINGTON – Jong Woo Son, 23, a South Korean national, was indicted by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia for his operation of Welcome To Video, the largest child sexual exploitation market by volume of content. The nine-count indictment was unsealed today along with a parallel civil forfeiture action.
Son has also been charged and convicted in South Korea and is currently in custody serving his sentence in South Korea. An additional 337 site users residing in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington State and Washington, D.C. as well as the United Kingdom, South Korea, Germany, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the Czech Republic, Canada, Ireland, Spain, Brazil and Australia have been arrested and charged.
Acting Executive Associate Director Alysa Erichs of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu for the District of Columbia, and Chief Don Fort of IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) made the announcement.
“Children are our most vulnerable population, and crimes such as these are unthinkable,” said HSI Acting Executive Associate Director Alysa Erichs. “Sadly, advances in technology have enabled child predators to hide behind the dark web and cryptocurrency to further their criminal activity. However, today’s indictment sends a strong message to criminals that no matter how sophisticated the technology or how widespread the network, child exploitation will not be tolerated in the United States. Our entire justice system will stop at nothing to prevent these heinous crimes, safeguard our children, and bring justice to all.”
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“Darknet sites that profit from the sexual exploitation of children are among the most vile and reprehensible forms of criminal behavior,” said Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “This Administration will not allow child predators to use lawless online spaces as a shield. Today’s announcement demonstrates that the Department of Justice remains firmly committed to working closely with our partners in South Korea and around the world to rescue child victims and bring to justice the perpetrators of these abhorrent crimes.”
“Children around the world are safer because of the actions taken by U.S. and foreign law enforcement to prosecute this case and recover funds for victims,” said U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu. “We will continue to pursue such criminals on and off the darknet in the United States and abroad, to ensure they receive the punishment their terrible crimes deserve.”
“Through the sophisticated tracing of bitcoin transactions, IRS-CI special agents were able to determine the location of the Darknet server, identify the administrator of the website and ultimately track down the website server’s physical location in South Korea,” said IRS-CI Chief Don Fort. “This largescale criminal enterprise that endangered the safety of children around the world is no more. Regardless of the illicit scheme, and whether the proceeds are virtual or tangible, we will continue to work with our federal and international partners to track down these disgusting organizations and bring them to justice.”
According to the indictment agents from the IRS-CI, HSI, National Crime Agency in the United Kingdom, and Korean National Police in South Korea arrested Son and seized the server that he used to operate a Darknet market that exclusively advertised child sexual exploitation videos available for download by members of the site. The operation resulted in the seizure of approximately eight terabytes of child sexual exploitation videos, which is one of the largest seizures of its kind. The images, which are currently being analyzed by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), contained over 250,000 unique videos, and 45 percent of the videos currently analyzed contain new images that have not been previously known to exist.
Welcome To Video offered these videos for sale using the cryptocurrency bitcoin. Typically, sites of this kind give users a forum to trade in these depictions. This Darknet website is among the first of its kind to monetize child exploitation videos using bitcoin. In fact, the site itself boasted over one million downloads of child exploitation videos by users. Each user received a unique bitcoin address when the user created an account on the website. An analysis of the server revealed that the website had more than one million bitcoin addresses, signifying that the website had capacity for at least one million users.
The agencies have shared data from the seized server with law enforcement around the world to assist in identifying and prosecuting customers of the site. This has resulted in leads sent to 38 countries and yielded arrests of 337 subjects around the world. The operation has resulted in searches of residences and businesses of approximately 92 individuals in the United States. Notably, the operation is responsible for the rescue of at least 23 minor victims residing in the United States, Spain and the United Kingdom, who were being actively abused by the users of the site.
In the Washington, D.C.-metropolitan area, the operation has led to the execution of five search warrants and eight arrests of individuals who both conspired with the administrator of the site and were themselves, users of the website. Two users of the Darknet market committed suicide subsequent to the execution of search warrants.
Amongst the sites users charged are:
Charles Wunderlich, 34, of Hot Springs, California, was charged in the District of Columbia with conspiracy to distribute child pornography;
Brian James LaPrath, 34, of San Diego, California, was arrested in the District of Columbia, for international money laundering; and was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release;
Ernest Wagner, 70, of Federal Way, Washington, was arrested and charged in the District of Columbia with conspiracy to distribute child pornography;
Vincent Galarzo, 28, of Glendale, New York, was arrested and charged in the District of Columbia with conspiracy to distribute child pornography;
Michael Ezeagbor, 22, of Pflugerville, Texas, was arrested and charged in the District of Columbia with conspiracy to distribute child pornography;
Nicholas Stengel, 45, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography and money laundering and was sentenced to serve 15 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release;
Eryk Mark Chamberlin, 25, of Worcester, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and is pending sentencing;
Jairo Flores, 30, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in the District of Massachusetts to receipt and possession of child pornography and was sentenced to serve five years in prison followed by five years of supervised release;
Billy Penaloza, 29, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in the District of Massachusetts to possession and receipt of child pornography. His sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 22, 2019;
Michael Armstrong, 35, of Randolph, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in the District of Massachusetts, to receipt and possession of child pornography. He was sentenced to serve five years in prison followed by five years of supervised release. Restitution will be determined at a future date;
Al Ramadhanu Soedomo, 28, of Lynn, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and was sentenced in the District of Massachusetts (Boston), to serve 12 months and one day followed by five years of supervised release;
Phillip Sungmin Hong, 24, of Sharon, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in the District of Massachusetts (Boston), to receipt and possession of child pornography and is pending sentencing;
Eliseo Arteaga Jr., 28, of Mesquite, Texas, pleaded guilty in the Northern District of Texas to possession of prepubescent child pornography. He is pending sentencing;
Richard Nikolai Gratkowski, 40, of San Antonio, Texas, a former HSI special agent, was arrested in the Western District of Texas. Gratkowski pleaded guilty to the indictment charging one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of access with intent to view child pornography. Gratkowski was sentenced to serve 70 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $35,000 in restitution to seven victims and a $10,000 assessment;
Paul Casey Whipple, 35, of Hondo, Texas, a U.S. Border Patrol Agent, was arrested in the Western District of Texas, on charges of sexual exploitation of children/minors, production, distribution, and possession of child pornography. Whipple remains in custody awaiting trial in San Antonio;
Michael Lawson, 36, of Midland, Georgia, was arrested in the Middle District of Georgia on charges of attempted sexual exploitation of children and possession of child pornography. He was sentenced to serve 121 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release following his plea to a superseding information charging him with one count of receipt of child pornography;
Kevin Christopher Eagan, 39, of Brookhaven, Georgia, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography in the Northern District of Georgia;
Casey Santioius Head, 37, of Griffin, Georgia, was indicted in the Northern District of Georgia for distribution, receipt, and possession of child pornography;
Andrew C. Chu, 28, of Garwood, New Jersey, was arrested and charged with receipt of child pornography. Those charges remain pending;
Nader Hamdi Ahmed, 29 of Jersey City, New Jersey, was arrested in the District of New Jersey, for sexual exploitation or other abuse of children. Ahmed pleaded guilty to an information charging him with one count of distribution of child pornography. He is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 1, 2019;
Jeffrey Lee Harris, 32, of Pickens, South Carolina, pleaded guilty in the District of South Carolina for producing, distributing, and possessing child pornography;
Laine Ormand Clark Jr., 27, of Conway, South Carolina, was arrested and charged in U.S. District Court in South Carolina Division for sexual possession of child pornography;
Jack R. Dove III, 38, of Lakeland, Florida, was arrested in the Middle District of Florida for knowingly receiving and possessing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct;
Michael Matthew White, 39, of Miami Beach, Florida, was arrested in the Southern District of Florida for coercion and enticement;
Nikolas Bennion Bradshaw, 24, of Bountiful, Utah, was arrested in the State of Utah, and charged with five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, and was sentenced to time served with 91 days in jail followed by probation;
Michael Don Gibbs, 37, of Holladay, Utah, was charged in the District of Utah with receipt of child pornography and possession of child pornography;
Ammar Atef H. Alahdali, 22, of Arlington, Virginia, pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of Virginia to receipt of child pornography and was sentenced to serve five years in prison and ordered to pay $3,000 in restitution;
Mark Lindsay Rohrer, 38, of West Hartford, Connecticut, pleaded guilty in the District of Connecticut to receipt of child pornography and was sentenced to serve 60 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release;
Eugene Edward Jung, 47, of San Francisco, California, was indicted in the Northern District of California on possession of child pornography and receipt of child pornography;
James Daosaeng, 25, of Springdale, Arkansas, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and was sentenced in the Western District of Arkansas (Fayetteville) to serve 97 months in prison followed by 20 years of supervised release;
Alex Daniel Paxton, 30, of Columbus, Ohio, was arrested and indicted in Franklin County Ohio Court of Common Pleas for pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor;
Don Edward Pannell, 32, of Harvey, Louisiana, pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of Louisiana for receipt of child pornography. He is pending sentencing;
Ryan Thomas Carver, 29, of Huntsville, Alabama, was arrested and charged under Alabama State Law. He was charged federally in the Northern District of Alabama with possession of child pornography. His case is pending in Huntsville, Alabama;
Andrew Buckley, 28, of the United Kingdom, pleaded guilty to 10 offences in the UK of possession and distribution of indecent images of children, possession of extreme and prohibited images and possession of a class A drug. He was sentenced to serve 40 months in prison for the distribution of indecent images and possession of class A drugs. Buckley is also subject to an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order;
Kyle Fox, 26, of the United Kingdom, pleaded guilty to 22 counts including rape, sexual assault, and sharing indecent images, and was sentenced to serve 22 years in prison; and
Mohammed Almaker, 26, of Fort Collins, Colorado, was arrested in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), charged with KSA Law involving the endangerment of children. He is awaiting judicial proceedings in furtherance of criminal charges.
A forfeiture complaint was also unsealed today. The complaint alleges that law enforcement was able to trace payments of bitcoin to the Darknet site by following the flow of funds on the blockchain. The virtual currency accounts identified in the complaint were allegedly used by 24 individuals in five countries to fund the website and promote the exploitation of children. The forfeiture complaint seeks to recover these funds and, ultimately through the restoration process, return the illicit funds to victims of the crime.
The charges in the indictment are merely allegations, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
The international investigations were led by HIS, IRS-CI, and the NCA. The Korean National Police of the Republic of Korea, the National Crime Agency of the United Kingdom and the German Federal Criminal Police (the Bundeskriminalamt), aided and coordinated with their parallel investigations. The Department of Justice’s Office of International Affairs of the Criminal Division provided significant assistance.
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thedcclothesline--2020-04-27--ICE “Most Wanted” Fugitive Captured In California

LOS ANGELES , Calif. – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ’ s ( ICE ) Enforcement and Removal Operations ( ERO ) Special Response Team ( SRT ) arrested one of ICE ’ s Most Wanted fugitives during a targeted operation near South Gate , California , April 24 .
Aggravated felon Julio Garcia-Castellano , also known as Victor Garcia Ignacio , 33 , is an unlawfully present Guatemalan national and was convicted of second-degree rape by the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Lane County , Feb. 1 , 2010 .
Garcia-Castellano has two previous removals in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States at an unknown place and time .
He was arrested by California Highway Patrol for driving under the influence in December .
Those charges are pending .
take our poll - story continues below ERO officers obtained a federal warrant of arrest for Garcia-Castellano in Los Angeles for illegal reentry of a previously removed felon .
After completion of ICE processing , Garcia-Castellano was turned over to the custody of the U.S .
Marshals Service ( USMS ) where he remains pending federal felony prosecution .
“ This case is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to prioritize enforcement and removal efforts against any unlawfully present criminal aliens who pose the greatest threat to public safety , ” said ICE Los Angeles Field Office Director Dave Marin .
“ Despite attempts by some to mislead , ICE does not conduct random or indiscriminate raids or sweeps and does not operate roadblocks or checkpoints .
Our targeted immigration enforcement efforts ensure safer communities for our fellow citizens by removing dangerous criminals from our streets.
” ICE removed or returned 267,000 aliens in fiscal year 2019 .
ERO arrested 143,000 aliens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had criminal convictions or pending criminal charges .
ICE is focused on removing public safety threats , such as convicted criminal aliens and gang members ; as well as individuals who have violated our nation ’ s immigration laws , such as those who illegally reenter the country after a prior removal , and immigration fugitives ordered removed by federal immigration judges .
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ICE “Most Wanted” fugitive apprehended in California
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Special Response Team (SRT) arrested one of ICE’s Most Wanted fugitives during a targeted operation near South Gate, California, April 24.
Aggravated felon Julio Garcia-Castellano, also known as Victor Garcia Ignacio, 33, is an unlawfully present Guatemalan national and was convicted of second-degree rape by the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Lane County, Feb. 1, 2010.
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Garcia-Castellano has two previous removals in 2007 and 2016. He illegally reentered the United States at an unknown place and time. He was arrested by California Highway Patrol for driving under the influence in December. Those charges are pending.
ERO officers obtained a federal warrant of arrest for Garcia-Castellano in Los Angeles for illegal reentry of a previously removed felon. After completion of ICE processing, Garcia-Castellano was turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) where he remains pending federal felony prosecution.
“This case is an incredible example of our ongoing commitment to prioritize enforcement and removal efforts against any unlawfully present criminal aliens who pose the greatest threat to public safety,” said ICE Los Angeles Field Office Director Dave Marin. “Despite attempts by some to mislead, ICE does not conduct random or indiscriminate raids or sweeps and does not operate roadblocks or checkpoints. Our targeted immigration enforcement efforts ensure safer communities for our fellow citizens by removing dangerous criminals from our streets.”
ICE removed or returned 267,000 aliens in fiscal year 2019. ERO arrested 143,000 aliens, more than 86 percent of whom had criminal convictions or pending criminal charges.
ICE is focused on removing public safety threats, such as convicted criminal aliens and gang members; as well as individuals who have violated our nation’s immigration laws, such as those who illegally reenter the country after a prior removal, and immigration fugitives ordered removed by federal immigration judges.
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thedcclothesline--2020-04-27--Is This The Moment When Freedom Will Come To North Korea And The Concentration Camps Will Finally En

Is This The Moment When Freedom Will Come To North Korea And The Concentration Camps Will Finally End?

Is Kim Jong Un dead ?
He has not been seen in public for weeks , and all over the globe there is speculation that he has passed away following a botched surgery .
It is being reported that an emergency heart procedure went bad because his doctor ’ s hands were shaking , and according to a magazine in Japan that resulted in Kim Jong Un going into a “ vegetative state ” .
But of course we don ’ t really know for sure what happened , and the North Korean government is insisting that he is alive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possible that Kim Jong Un just pulled a fast one on us and that he will come out of hiding tomorrow .
But if the rumors are true , this could finally be the moment that the people of North Korea have been waiting for .
After decades of living under tyranny , this could finally be the moment when freedom arrives .
It has been said that there is no place on Earth worse than a North Korean prison camp .
Many will remember King Jong Un for his comical relationship with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no doubt that he was a tyrant .
He ruthlessly murdered any North Korean that crossed him , and that included members of his own extended family .
And considering the fact that he was still fairly young , it was expected that he would rule North Korea for decades to come .
But at this point he has not been seen in public since April 11th , and it was very strange that he did not make an appearance for the April 15th festivities… Subsequently , there were reports that a team @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China to help North Korean doctors treat him… It definitely sounded like Kim Jong Un was facing something very serious , and then there have been all of the rumors about the “ botched surgery ” over the past several days .
But at this point the North Korean government keeps insisting that he is “ alive and well ” … So we will just have to wait and see what happens .
But it is interesting to note that the people of North Korea seem to be quite convinced that the rumors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is dead , we might not get official confirmation until a new leader is firmly in place , and so far most of the speculation has centered around his sister Kim Yo Jong .
Not that much is known about Kim Yo Jong , but we do know that she has been strongly supportive of her brother ’ s regime and we also know that she represented the regime publicly at some key events… As I told my wife earlier , it is entirely possible that Kim Yo Jong could be even worse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s hope that will not be the case .
If Kim Jong Un really is gone , let ’ s pray that this will finally be a historic turning point for the people of North Korea .
The mainstream media in the western world rarely talks about it anymore , but the truth is that there is a vast network of concentration camps all across North Korea , and thousands upon thousands of people are deeply suffering in these camps every hour of every day .
According to Amnesty International , these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , women and children ” … Of course one of the main offenses that can get you sent to one of these camps is being a Christian .
One Christian woman that survived being put in a camp described it as “ one long living nightmare ” … Eventually she encountered other Christians in the camp , and they ultimately formed a secret church .
But then one day one of the leaders of the secret church was grabbed by authorities and taken to the infamous Kwan-li-so maximum security prison… No matter how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in comparison to what those living in these camps are going through on a daily basis .
For their sake , and for the sake of every precious soul living in North Korea , let us pray that this is the moment when freedom finally breaks out in that nation .
Millions of North Koreans are living in total darkness , and they have deeply suffered for so long .
There is now a spark of hope , and we should do all that we can to help fan that spark into a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ am a voice crying out for change in a society that generally seems content to stay asleep .
My name is Michael Snyder and I am the publisher of The Economic Collapse Blog , End Of The American Dream and The Most Important News , and the articles that I publish on those sites are republished on dozens of other prominent websites all over the globe .
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Is Kim Jong Un dead? He has not been seen in public for weeks, and all over the globe there is speculation that he has passed away following a botched surgery. It is being reported that an emergency heart procedure went bad because his doctor’s hands were shaking, and according to a magazine in Japan that resulted in Kim Jong Un going into a “vegetative state”. But of course we don’t really know for sure what happened, and the North Korean government is insisting that he is alive and well. And it is entirely possible that Kim Jong Un just pulled a fast one on us and that he will come out of hiding tomorrow. But if the rumors are true, this could finally be the moment that the people of North Korea have been waiting for. After decades of living under tyranny, this could finally be the moment when freedom arrives.
It has been said that there is no place on Earth worse than a North Korean prison camp. Many will remember King Jong Un for his comical relationship with Donald Trump, but let there be no doubt that he was a tyrant. He ruthlessly murdered any North Korean that crossed him, and that included members of his own extended family.
And considering the fact that he was still fairly young, it was expected that he would rule North Korea for decades to come. But at this point he has not been seen in public since April 11th, and it was very strange that he did not make an appearance for the April 15th festivities…
take our poll - story continues below Completing this poll grants you access to DC Clothesline updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to this site's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. April 15 is North Korea’s most important holiday, the Day of the Sun. It celebrates the birthday of the country’s founding father, Kim Il Sung, and has in the past been marked with events like satellite launches and massive military parades. The North Korean calendar even begins on April 15 and years are measured from the date of Kim’s birth.
Subsequently, there were reports that a team of medical experts had been sent from China to help North Korean doctors treat him…
The whereabouts and health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un remain shrouded in mystery—but Reuters is reporting that China sent medical experts to the communist state in an advisory capacity. The delegation left Beijing on Thursday, but the news agency said it was unable to determine what the trip indicated about Kim’s medical condition. Kim has not been seen in public for two weeks, sparking reports that he had fallen gravely ill after some type of surgery.
It definitely sounded like Kim Jong Un was facing something very serious, and then there have been all of the rumors about the “botched surgery” over the past several days.
But at this point the North Korean government keeps insisting that he is “alive and well”…
South Korea continued to pour water on mounting speculation about the health of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, telling CNN he is “alive and well.” “Our government position is firm,” Moon Chung-in, the top foreign policy adviser to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, told CNN. “Kim Jong Un is alive and well. He has been staying in the Wonsan area since April 13. No suspicious movements have so far been detected.”
So we will just have to wait and see what happens.
But it is interesting to note that the people of North Korea seem to be quite convinced that the rumors are true…
Residents in the North Korean capital have resorted to panic-buying amid reports that controversial leader Kim Jong Un is gravely ill or dead, according to a report. Store shelves in Pyongyang were being cleaned out of everything from liquor to laundry detergent, canned fish to cigarettes in recent days — as conflicting reports continue to surface about the portly dictator’s possible demise, the Washington Post wrote Sunday.
If Kim Jong Un really is dead, we might not get official confirmation until a new leader is firmly in place, and so far most of the speculation has centered around his sister Kim Yo Jong.
Not that much is known about Kim Yo Jong, but we do know that she has been strongly supportive of her brother’s regime and we also know that she represented the regime publicly at some key events…
Her first public appearance was at her father’s funeral in 2011. Since then, she has worked quietly in the background of Kim Jong Un’s regime, even accompanying him in 2018 as he met South Korean leader Moon Jae-in during the historic summit between the two nations. Just months beforehand, she attended the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, becoming the first member of North Korea’s ruling family to visit the region since the end of the Korean War in 1953. She later attended a highly publicized lunch with Moon Jae-in.
As I told my wife earlier, it is entirely possible that Kim Yo Jong could be even worse than Kim Jong Un.
But let’s hope that will not be the case.
If Kim Jong Un really is gone, let’s pray that this will finally be a historic turning point for the people of North Korea.
The mainstream media in the western world rarely talks about it anymore, but the truth is that there is a vast network of concentration camps all across North Korea, and thousands upon thousands of people are deeply suffering in these camps every hour of every day.
According to Amnesty International, these camps hold “at least 200,000 men, women and children”…
Amnesty estimates that these camps hold at least 200,000 men, women and children (estimates by other human rights groups are much higher.) Untold numbers of innocent North Koreans have passed through and passed away in the camps since they were created 60 years ago. Most have no idea why they were arrested; they are held without charge or trial, without access to an independent judiciary. Offenses that might lead to arrest include: criticizing the ruling family; listening to unauthorized radio broadcasts; trying to leave the country; performing poorly on the job. Many are held simply because they are related to someone who was detained – husbands, wives, children, grandparents, siblings, cousins.
Of course one of the main offenses that can get you sent to one of these camps is being a Christian.
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One Christian woman that survived being put in a camp described it as “one long living nightmare”…
But any sense of happiness or relief quickly disappeared when I arrived at the camp. I remember seeing moving, shapeless forms. It took me a moment to realize they were people. Some were bent over; others were missing an arm or a leg. I looked down at my own arms and legs, thin like matches. I didn’t look much better than the other inmates. In the camp, I work 12 hours a day. Sometimes more. Every day is just one long living nightmare. But at least I am not alone in a cell anymore.
Eventually she encountered other Christians in the camp, and they ultimately formed a secret church.
But then one day one of the leaders of the secret church was grabbed by authorities and taken to the infamous Kwan-li-so maximum security prison…
Inside this North Korean prison, we wound up forming a secret church. When we met and felt safe enough, we prayed the Lord’s Prayer and the Apostles’ Creed. She was actually much braver than I was. She spoke to others about Christ as well. That’s why one day a car came to pick her up. When I saw her leave, I knew they were taking her to a maximum-security Kwan-li-so. I knew I would never see her again.
No matter how bad your problems are, they pale in comparison to what those living in these camps are going through on a daily basis.
For their sake, and for the sake of every precious soul living in North Korea, let us pray that this is the moment when freedom finally breaks out in that nation.
Millions of North Koreans are living in total darkness, and they have deeply suffered for so long. There is now a spark of hope, and we should do all that we can to help fan that spark into a flame.
About the Author: I am a voice crying out for change in a society that generally seems content to stay asleep. My name is Michael Snyder and I am the publisher of The Economic Collapse Blog, End Of The American Dream and The Most Important News, and the articles that I publish on those sites are republished on dozens of other prominent websites all over the globe. I have written four books that are available on Amazon.com including The Beginning Of The End, Get Prepared Now, and Living A Life That Really Matters. (#CommissionsEarned) By purchasing those books you help to support my work. I always freely and happily allow others to republish my articles on their own websites, but due to government regulations I need those that republish my articles to include this “About the Author” section with each article. In order to comply with those government regulations, I need to tell you that the controversial opinions in this article are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of the websites where my work is republished. The material contained in this article is for general information purposes only, and readers should consult licensed professionals before making any legal, business, financial or health decisions. Those responding to this article by making comments are solely responsible for their viewpoints, and those viewpoints do not necessarily represent the viewpoints of Michael Snyder or the operators of the websites where my work is republished. I encourage you to follow me on social media on Facebook and Twitter, and any way that you can share these articles with others is a great help. During these very challenging times, people will need hope more than ever before, and it is our goal to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with all many people as we possibly can.


thedcclothesline--2020-04-27--Did China cover up the deaths of MILLIONS from coronavirus?

( Natural News ) A social media sensation is drawing attention to herself once again with new claims that the Chinese government is lying about the number of people in China who have died from the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) .
According to Ruomei Zhou , who first became popular on Twitter after calling on all of China to apologize to the United States for polluting it with the virus , millions , not thousands , of people have died in China due to complications associated with the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) .
While the communist Chinese regime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ died there from the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) , Zhou says that as many as five million people have actually died , and that a major coverup is taking place .
Chinese authorities admit that early on the count of people who died at home and in hospitals was probably too low because of tracking failures .
But the official tally of deaths is nowhere close to what Zhou is claiming .
take our poll - story continues below Sky News , however , seems to agree with her .
The news @ @ @ @ @ @ @ informed that China was spreading disinformation about the actual number of deaths , and that the country “ lied about the extent of their own outbreak by a factor of 40.
” Intelligence officials here in the U.S. also reportedly told the White House that the Chinese government has been playing games with its Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) numbers to make it appear as though the death count is far lower than it actually is .
Even Caixin , a media outlet based out of China , reported on thousands of urns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the epicenter of the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) .
Listen below to The Health Ranger Report as Mike Adams , the Health Ranger , talks about how the antibody tests for the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) are producing a very high number of false positives : Another critic of China says death count probably more like 160,000 As to where Zhou is getting her information , she claims that it is coming from insiders with secretive access to state data .
These same sources , which she says are telling her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also highly critical of the communist Chinese regime .
Zhou was able to escape communist China and come to America back in June 2019 .
This was after she fled to New Zealand following an arrest in her home country that was predicated upon her use of a virtual private network ( VPN ) to access foreign websites .
Speaking during an exclusive interview with the Daily Star ( United Kingdom ) , Zhou contended that “ five million people died and tens of thousands of million people were infected [ sic ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long before the U.S. started to see an influx of new cases .
“ A doctor inside Wuhan told me that they [ the Chinese government ] cut down the internet , the WiFi , ” she added .
“ They confiscate the phones of doctors and nurses and threaten to cancel their medical certificate .
So , I haven ’ t got any videos from Wuhan since then.
” We had previously reported about the Chinese coverup of the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) back in late February and early March when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wuhan .
At the time , the Chinese government was insistent that the virus was no big deal , even though alleged insiders were claiming that the infection and death counts were substantially higher than what was being reported .
Dr. Gabriel Choi Kin , another outspoken critic of communist China , also believes that the true death count from the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) in China is higher , though not quite to the tune of five million .
“ I would speculate less than that , ” he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ times by 20 may be more likely.
” To keep up with the latest news about the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) , be sure to check out Pandemic.news .

(Natural News) A social media sensation is drawing attention to herself once again with new claims that the Chinese government is lying about the number of people in China who have died from the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19).
According to Ruomei Zhou, who first became popular on Twitter after calling on all of China to apologize to the United States for polluting it with the virus, millions, not thousands, of people have died in China due to complications associated with the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19).
While the communist Chinese regime claims that just under 5,000 people have died there from the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), Zhou says that as many as five million people have actually died, and that a major coverup is taking place.
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Chinese authorities admit that early on the count of people who died at home and in hospitals was probably too low because of tracking failures. But the official tally of deaths is nowhere close to what Zhou is claiming.
Sky News, however, seems to agree with her. The news outlet says that the British government was informed that China was spreading disinformation about the actual number of deaths, and that the country “lied about the extent of their own outbreak by a factor of 40.”
Intelligence officials here in the U.S. also reportedly told the White House that the Chinese government has been playing games with its Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) numbers to make it appear as though the death count is far lower than it actually is.
Even Caixin, a media outlet based out of China, reported on thousands of urns that were supposedly spotted in Wuhan, the epicenter of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19).
Listen below to The Health Ranger Report as Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, talks about how the antibody tests for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) are producing a very high number of false positives:
Another critic of China says death count probably more like 160,000
As to where Zhou is getting her information, she claims that it is coming from insiders with secretive access to state data. These same sources, which she says are telling her “real China news,” are also highly critical of the communist Chinese regime.
Zhou was able to escape communist China and come to America back in June 2019. This was after she fled to New Zealand following an arrest in her home country that was predicated upon her use of a virtual private network (VPN) to access foreign websites.
Speaking during an exclusive interview with the Daily Star (United Kingdom), Zhou contended that “five million people died and tens of thousands of million people were infected [sic]” across China by Feb. 5, long before the U.S. started to see an influx of new cases.
“A doctor inside Wuhan told me that they [the Chinese government] cut down the internet, the WiFi,” she added. “They confiscate the phones of doctors and nurses and threaten to cancel their medical certificate. So, I haven’t got any videos from Wuhan since then.”
We had previously reported about the Chinese coverup of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) back in late February and early March when it was completely out of control in Wuhan. At the time, the Chinese government was insistent that the virus was no big deal, even though alleged insiders were claiming that the infection and death counts were substantially higher than what was being reported.
Dr. Gabriel Choi Kin, another outspoken critic of communist China, also believes that the true death count from the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) in China is higher, though not quite to the tune of five million.
“I would speculate less than that,” he’s quoted as saying. “Eight-thousand deaths times by 20 may be more likely.”
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To keep up with the latest news about the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), be sure to check out Pandemic.news.
Sources for this article include:
DailyStar.co.uk
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thedcclothesline--2020-04-27--WATCH: Cuffed Man Tells Deputies He May Have COVID-19, So They Choke Him Unconscious

Baton Rouge , LA — COVID-19 has changed the face of American law enforcement as we know it .
Never before have we see so many arrests for completely legal activities which have since been banned in the wake of the pandemic .
What ’ s more , as prisons and jails seek to stave off infections behind bars , many of them began releasing inmates locked up for low-level , and often victimless crimes , though some were dangerous child rapists .
Those left behind bars were locked down and became sitting ducks as the COVID-19 virus swept through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the East Baton Rouge Work Release facility thought he may have had the virus earlier this month and sought treatment for his COVID-19-like symptoms .
According to an attorney handling his case , however , deputies with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff ’ s Office did not take him seriously and he was given honey , ginger , and lemon , and told him to make tea to treat his ailments .
Bradford Skinner , the 39-year-old father of three was then sent back to his cell .
take our poll - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Skinner again told staff that he might have the novel coronavirus .
This time , instead of issuing him home remedies , Skinner was issued threats by the warden saying that if he “ kept it up ” he ’ d “ show [ Skinner ] what he ’ d do to him ” and threatened to write him up for inciting a riot , according to his attorney .
Later that day , it appeared that the warden made true on his alleged promises .
According to a video shot by someone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and then choked unconscious by an East Baton Rouge Sheriff ’ s Deputy .
“ That man in handcuffs , they doing that to that man , ” a person is heard saying .
“ That man can ’ t breathe !
Look !
” another man said as he watched the officer choke out Skinner .
“ EBR [ East Baton Rouge Sheriff ’ s Office ] got him , ” another person says .
After the video was released , Warden Dennis Grimes was forced to respond and claimed that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interaction and claimed Skinner isn ’ t the model inmate he is making himself out to be .
“ The incident that you have a partial video of is related to a call our prison received from the Louisiana Work Release facility asking for assistance , ” Grimes wrote .
“ According to their staff , the inmate in question had attempted to escape by jumping from a moving van and attempted to assault a guard before trying to escape again and incite a riot .
The inmate continued to refuse compliance and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He was taken to our facility and checked out by medical and cleared for booking into the prison where he currently remains in good health .
Louisiana Workforce staff stated that he will additionally be charged with Escape , Assault and Inciting a Riot.
” Skinner denies these allegations and claims the jail made the charges up to cover their brutality .
What ’ s more , you actually have to be a model inmate to enter into the Work Release Facility .
“ I am being punished for being sick , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If this wasn ’ t on camera , it would have been swept under the rug and fell on deaf ears.
” Indeed , as TFTP has reported at length over the years , prisons from coast the coast have allowed inmates to suffer horrific fates like giving birth in a cell , ignoring their cries for help until they die , or simply beating them to death .
Almost every single time it happens , the prison engages in a cover up .
What ’ s more , the actions recorded on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man until he falls unconscious — is a civil rights violation .
“ It is unconstitutional to choke someone by the throat to the point of unconsciousness when they are handcuffed and exhibiting only passive resistance , ” William Most , Skinner ’ s attorney , told The Appeal .
We agree .

Baton Rouge, LA — COVID-19 has changed the face of American law enforcement as we know it. Never before have we see so many arrests for completely legal activities which have since been banned in the wake of the pandemic.
What’s more, as prisons and jails seek to stave off infections behind bars, many of them began releasing inmates locked up for low-level, and often victimless crimes, though some were dangerous child rapists.
Those left behind bars were locked down and became sitting ducks as the COVID-19 virus swept through prisons across the country. One inmate at the East Baton Rouge Work Release facility thought he may have had the virus earlier this month and sought treatment for his COVID-19-like symptoms.
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According to an attorney handling his case, however, deputies with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office did not take him seriously and he was given honey, ginger, and lemon, and told him to make tea to treat his ailments. Bradford Skinner, the 39-year-old father of three was then sent back to his cell.
The next day, Skinner again told staff that he might have the novel coronavirus. This time, instead of issuing him home remedies, Skinner was issued threats by the warden saying that if he “kept it up” he’d “show [Skinner] what he’d do to him” and threatened to write him up for inciting a riot, according to his attorney.
Later that day, it appeared that the warden made true on his alleged promises. According to a video shot by someone inside the prison, Skinner was handcuffed and then choked unconscious by an East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Deputy.
As the Appeal reports:
The Appeal obtained footage of the April 4 incident. In the video, three law enforcement officers—one sheriff’s deputy and two guards—wrench Skinner’s body over a black metal railing as other prisoners stand and watch. The sheriff’s deputy wraps his hand around the back of Skinner’s throat as the three men fold Skinner’s torso over the railing, appearing to cut off his air supply. After about 20 seconds, Skinner’s body goes limp. Skinner then crumples to the ground, seemingly unconscious, after the officers release him.
“That man in handcuffs, they doing that to that man,” a person is heard saying.
“That man can’t breathe! Look!” another man said as he watched the officer choke out Skinner.
“EBR [East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office] got him,” another person says.
After the video was released, Warden Dennis Grimes was forced to respond and claimed that the video only showed a portion of the interaction and claimed Skinner isn’t the model inmate he is making himself out to be.
“The incident that you have a partial video of is related to a call our prison received from the Louisiana Work Release facility asking for assistance,” Grimes wrote. “According to their staff, the inmate in question had attempted to escape by jumping from a moving van and attempted to assault a guard before trying to escape again and incite a riot. The inmate continued to refuse compliance and then would not move for transportation. He was taken to our facility and checked out by medical and cleared for booking into the prison where he currently remains in good health. Louisiana Workforce staff stated that he will additionally be charged with Escape, Assault and Inciting a Riot.”
Skinner denies these allegations and claims the jail made the charges up to cover their brutality. What’s more, you actually have to be a model inmate to enter into the Work Release Facility.
“I am being punished for being sick,” he said through his attorney. “If this wasn’t on camera, it would have been swept under the rug and fell on deaf ears.”
Indeed, as TFTP has reported at length over the years, prisons from coast the coast have allowed inmates to suffer horrific fates like giving birth in a cell, ignoring their cries for help until they die, or simply beating them to death. Almost every single time it happens, the prison engages in a cover up.
What’s more, the actions recorded on video — a cop choking a handcuffed man until he falls unconscious — is a civil rights violation.
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“It is unconstitutional to choke someone by the throat to the point of unconsciousness when they are handcuffed and exhibiting only passive resistance,” William Most, Skinner’s attorney, told The Appeal. We agree.
Courtesy of TFTP