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)

Columbus, OH - Columbus Man Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking Local Law Enforcement Officer

William E. Young, 54, of Columbus, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court on January 5, 2018 to one count of cyberstalking.

According to court documents, Young was arrested in October 1999 for menacing by stalking a female in Delaware County, Ohio. He has continuously harassed and stalked one ... More...   $0 (01-06-2018 - OH)

Raleigh, NC - Federal Jury Convicts Virginia Man for Cyberstalking and Communicating Interstate Threats

William Scott Davis, Jr., a 57-year-old resident of Hampton, Virginia, was convicted following a three-day trial before Senior United States District Judge W. Earl Britt. The jury found DAVIS guilty of cyberstalking and communicating interstate threats.

The evidence at trial s... More...   $0 (12-14-2017 - NC)

Dallas, TX - Wichita Falls Man Sentenced to 156 Months in Federal Prison For Charges Involving Promoting Prostitution

Joshua William Jackson, 29, was sentenced on August 16, 2017 to 156 months in federal prison for promoting prostitution, cyberstalking and firearms offenses.

Jackson pleaded guilty in January 2017 to one count of use of a facility of interstate commerce in aid of ... More...   $0 (08-18-2017 - TX)

Lubbock, TX - San Angelo Man Sentenced to 148 Months in Federal Prison on Child Pornography and Cyberstalking Convictions

Rodrigo Ramiro Menchaca, 27, of San Angelo, Texas, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings to 148 months in federal prison, following his guilty plea in January 2017 to one count of stalking and one count of possession of prepubescent child pornogra... More...   $0 (05-06-2017 - TX)

Concord, NH - Seekonk Massachusetts Man Found Guilty Of Stalking

a jury found David Ackell, 48, of Seekonk, Massachusetts, guilty of interstate stalking. The trial began on December 13, 2016 and concluded today when the jury returned its verdict after by a jury after deliberating for approximately four hours. Ackell’s victim was a resident of New Hampshire.

According ... More...   $0 (12-19-2016 - NH)

Del Rio, TX - Del Rio Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Cyberstalking and Child Pornography Charges

Michael Martinez, age 27, faces up to ten years in federal prison after pleading guilty to federal charges involving online sextortion, cyberstalking and child exploitation announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Christ... More...   $0 (04-09-2016 - TX)

Boston, MA - Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Cyberstalking and "Sextorting" Massachusetts College Student

A Pennsylvania man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Boston for engaging in a “sextortion” campaign against a Boston-area college student.

James F. Connor V, 20, of West Chester, Penn., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge William G. Young to time served, thr... More...   $0 (04-07-2016 - MA)

Atlanta, GA – Former U.S. State Department Employee Sentenced to Over Four Years in Extensive Computer Hacking, Cyberstalking and “Sextortion” Scheme

Former U.S. State Department employee Michael C. Ford has been sentenced to four years, and nine months in prison for perpetrating a widespread, international e-mail phishing, computer hacking and cyberstalking scheme against hundreds of vic... More...   $0 (03-22-2016 - GA)

Following a jury trial in Superior Court (Delker, J.), the defendant, Brian Craig, was convicted on one count of criminal threatening, RSA 631:4 (Supp. 2014); one count of witness tampering, RSA 641:5 (2007); and one count of stalking, RSA 633:3-a (Supp. 2014). The convictions were based on a series of messages that he posted on his Facebook profile page in April 2012 that were directed to the vi... More...   $0 (02-22-2016 - NH)

Three Members of Matusiewicz Family Receive Life Sentences

WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, Kevin L. Perkins, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Baltimore Division, and Nathaniel McQueen, Jr., Colonel, Delaware State Police, announced today that United States District Court Judge Gerald A. McHugh sentence... More...   $0 (02-18-2016 - DE)

Huntington, WV - Former Marshall University football running back pleads guilty to cyberstalking

A 23-year old former Marshall University running back from Hollywood, Florida pleaded guilty in federal court in Huntington to cyberstalking, announced United States Attorney Booth Goodwin. Kevin LaShawn Grooms, Jr. entered a guilty plea before Chief United States District Court Judge Robert ... More...   $0 (09-18-2015 - WV)

WILMINGTON, Del. – A federal jury has convicted David T. Matusiewicz, his mother, Lenore Matusiewicz, and his sister, Amy Gonzalez, of interstate stalking and cyberstalking, in violation of federal law. The jury also found all three defendants criminally responsible for the death of Christine Belford, who was murdered in the lobby of the New Castle County Courthouse by co-conspirator Thomas Matu... More...   $0 (07-10-2015 - AL)

WILMINGTON, DE – A federal jury has convicted David T. Matusiewicz, his mother, Lenore Matusiewicz, and his sister, Amy Gonzalez, of interstate stalking and cyberstalking, in violation of federal law. The jury also found all three defendants criminally responsible for the death of Christine Belford, who was murdered in the lobby of the New Castle County Courthouse by co-conspirator Thomas Matusi... More...   $0 (07-10-2015 - DE)

GREENSBORO, NC - An Arizona man was sentenced to 30 months in prison for communicating interstate threats.
Aaron Jerome Khan, 27, of Tucson, Arizona, pleaded guilty on December 1, 2014, to one count of interstate communication of a threat with intent to injure, an offense punishable by a maximum of 5 years imprisonment. He was sentenced on May 12, 2015, by the Honorable Catherine C. Eagles to ... More...   $0 (05-22-2015 - NC)

Sammie Horowitz challenges a final judgment of injunction for protection
against domestic violence issued for the protection of his estranged wife, Maureen P.
Horowitz. Because there was not competent, substantial evidence establishing that
Mrs. Horowitz was a victim of domestic violence or that she was in imminent danger of
becoming a victim of domestic violence, we reverse.
-... More...   $0 (04-01-2015 - FL)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Lee’s Summit, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for cyberstalking one victim and possessing child pornography images of another victim.

August W. Jentsch, 25, of Lee’s Summit, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner to five years in federal prison... More...   $0 (06-28-2014 - MO)

This case challenges the constitutionality of the cyberstalking statute, 18 U.S.C. § 2261A. Shawn Sayer pled guilty to one count of cyberstalking and was sentenced to sixty months' imprisonment, the statutory maximum.

Sayer appeals, on constitutional grounds, from the district court's denial of his motion to dismiss the cyberstalking charge in the indictment. He also appeals from his sen... More...   $0 (05-02-2014 - ME)