Operation Phobos

A Lexington man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to production of child sex abuse materials, said the DOJ.

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Britney Sheppard Campbell, 36, of Union, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to production of child sex abuse materials.

Tacoma – A 40-year-old Tacoma resident was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to twenty-eight years in prison and a lifetime of supervision for producing and possessing images of child sexual abuse, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman.

EVANSVILLE- Michael Hines, 39, of Evansville, Indiana, has been sentenced to 21 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to production and attempted production of child sexual abuse material.

A Gladstone, Mo., husband and wife were sentenced in federal court today for producing and distributing pornographic images of two child victims.

Spokane – On July 20, 2023, U.S. District Judge Thomas O. Rice sentenced Dannie Paul Bowling, 42, of Spokane, Washington, to 216 months in federal prison for Production of Child Pornography.

ALEXANDRIA – A man was sentenced yesterday to 25 years in prison for production of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Derry, Pennsylvania was sentenced in federal court to a total term of 240 months’ imprisonment (20 years) on his conviction for four counts of production and attempted production of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor; one count of distribution and attempted distribution of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor; and one count of possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor...

WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that David Taylor, age 34, of Blackwood, New Jersey, was sentenced on July 11, 2023, to 30 years of imprisonment...

Yakima, Washington –  Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Miguel Urbina, age 38 of Yakima, Washington was sentenced after pleading guilty to two counts of Production and Attempted Production of Child Pornography

Acting United States Attorney Susan T. Lehr announced that Scott Matthew Simmons, 43, of Grand Island, Nebraska, was sentenced on July 6, 2023, in Lincoln, Nebraska, by Senior United States District Judge John M. Gerrard for one count of conspiracy to produce child pornography and one count of production of child pornography.

A Charleston man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to child sexual abuse materials, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina announced Monday.

Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Andrew Lynn Overheul (43, Orange Park) to 20 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for production and attempted production of sexually explicit images and videos of children.

Burlington, Vermont – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Joshua Pincoske, 48, of Concord, New Hampshire, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Concord, New Hampshire to 25 years of imprisonment for the production of child sexual abuse materials (also referred to as child pornography) and possession of child sexual abuse materials.

A Virginia man was sentenced today to 16 years in prison for the sexual exploitation of children and receipt of child sexual abuse material.

SAVANNAH, GA:  A Chatham County man has been sentenced to decades in federal prison after pleading guilty to production of child pornography.

A Virginia man was sentenced yesterday to 25 years in prison for production of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

PORTLAND, Maine:  An Oxford man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland today for sexually exploiting two young children.

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A U.S. District judge sentenced a Belleville man to spend 15 years in federal prison after he pled guilty to four counts of production, distribution, and transportation of child sexual abuse material.

OAKLAND – Matthew Lee Pelton and Heather Electa Halwig Gharibian were sentenced to 360 and 264 months in prison, respectively, for producing and conspiring to produce child pornography, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Tatum King.