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Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Yahoo
NY man to serve 25 years in prison for production of child porn
(WJET/WFXP) – A New York man will serve over two decades in prison after producing child pornography for several years. On Tuesday, April 29, Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that 37-year-old Michael Swain from Towanda, New York, was sentenced to serve 25 years in prison after being convicted of producing child pornography. PA man faces over two dozen charges for alleged possession of AI child porn According to Assistant Attorney Aaron Mango, Swain had coerced five minors into engaging in sexually explicit activities to produce pornography between late October and early November of 2021. Specifically, Swain used Discord, a social media app, to talk to a 15-year-old Colorado girl and repeatedly asked her to send him sexually explicit videos and images. Chautauqua Co. woman accused of stealing $27,000 in SNAP benefits Swain was also found to have been communicating with and receiving explicit material from a minor from 2019 until 2022. Eventually, on February 28, 2023, the FBI raided Swain's home and found a desktop computer, a laptop and an external hard drive all containing child pornography. The Towanda Police Department, the FBI Buffalo Office Child Exploitation Human Trafficking Task Force and the New York State Police conducted the investigation that led to Swain's conviction. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Yahoo
NY man to serve prison sentence following car theft, police chase
(WJET/WFXP) — A man was sentenced on several charges after stealing a car and later fleeing from police. On Thursday, April 17, District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer sentenced Patrick Fuhr on two incidents. North East man charged for alleged role in fatal overdose The first incident happened in Foster Township, where police arrested Fuhr for driving a vehicle that was stolen from a Buffalo, New York, dealership. Later, state police troopers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Fuhr, who then attempted to leave the scene. Chautauqua Co. woman accused of stealing $27,000 in SNAP benefits During this attempt, Fuhr hit a police cruiser before fleeing to New York, where he later wrecked the vehicle in a police chase that involved officers from several jurisdictions in McKean County and New York. Fuhr was sentenced for six counts of recklessly endangering another person with a deadly weapon, receiving stolen property, fleeing police and resisting arrest with use of a deadly weapon, along with numerous traffic citations. He will spend six to 12 years in a state prison and pay restitution. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
