Columbus, OH - The United States of America charged Vincent Brocoli with cyberstalking.

A Maryland man offered a guilty plea today in U.S. District Court to cyberstalking victims in the Southern District of Ohio.

Vincent Brocoli, 32, of Essex, Md., was indicted by a federal grand jury in August.

According to court documents, from August 2016 until April 2019, Brocoli (al... More...   $0 (11-26-2019 - OH)

Topeka, KS - Topeka Man Sentenced For Cyberstalking, Child Pornography

A Topeka man was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for cyberstalking and distributing child pornography.

Blake Adam Austin, 35, Topeka, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of cyberstalking, one count of possessing child pornography and one count of distributing child pornography.

The investigat... More...   $0 (11-20-2019 - KS)

Dallas, TX - Isaiah Alexander Allen, age 22, pleaded guilty to cyberstalking, after law enforcement caught him posting so-called “revenge porn.” Allen met his victim, a California college student, on an internet gaming website. Over the course of their online relationship, she sent him several sexual photos. But when she refused to provide additional lascivious images, Allen posted dozens of ... More...   $0 (01-17-2019 - TX)

Seattle, WA - Seattle Man Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking Campaign

A Seattle, Washington man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in the Western District of Washington for conducting cyberstalking and threat campaigns against multiple Washington residents. The victims’ names are being withheld to protect their privacy.

“Joel Kurzynski’s guilty plea demonstrates that conduct occu... More...   $0 (09-11-2018 - WA)

This appeal calls on us to consider the scope of federal
court abstention under Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971).
In particular, we consider whether federal courts should
abstain from exercising jurisdiction over a constitutional
challenge to a state criminal statute while there are ongoing
state court protection order proceedings arguably related to
the challenge to t... More...   $0 (09-10-2018 - WA)

David Matusiewicz1 and Christine Belford were married from 2001 to 2006, during which time they had three children, L.M.1, L.M.2, and K.M.1 (the “children”). The couple and their children also lived with Belford’s one child from a previous marriage, K.M.2.2 After their divorce, Belford and David engaged in a bitter custody dispute, during which David accused Belford of being an unfit mother and ... More...   $0 (09-09-2018 - DE)

Following a guilty plea, Movant was convicted of one count of forgery, in violation of Section 570.090.2 Pursuant to a plea agreement, the court sentenced Movant to five years in the Department of Corrections, suspended execution of the sentence, placed Movant on five years of probation, and ordered Movant to serve forty days of shock incarceration. One of the conditions of Movant’s probation w... More...   $0 (08-12-2018 - MO)

Providence, RI - Rhode Island Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Cyberstalking Charges

A North Smithfield, R.I., man admitted in federal court May 31, 2018 to cyberstalking and threatening to harm or kill his former girlfriend and her parents.

Appearing in U.S. District Court in Providence, Howard S. Bishop, 38, pleaded guilty to a two-count information charging him with transmitting i... More...   $0 (05-31-2018 - RI)

Wichita, KS - Federal Charges Filed In Deadly Wichita Swatting Case

A federal indictment unsealed here today charges three men in a “swatting” incident where false reports to police and emergency services set off a chain of events that led to a Wichita man being shot and killed, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.

The indictment alleges the defendants are responsible for hoax ... More...   $0 (05-25-2018 - KS)

Boston, MA - Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to 25 Offenses Associated with Cyberstalking Former Housemate and Others

A Newton, Massachusetts man, who was charged with conducting an extensive cyberstalking campaign against his former housemate, her family members, co-workers, friends, and others, pleaded guilty on May 9, 2018 in federal court in Boston to all charges in a 25-count Informa... More...   $0 (05-10-2018 - MA)