United States Attorney James T. Jacks
Northern District of Texas

FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2010
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GARLAND, TEXAS, MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CASE

Faces Up to 10 Years in Federal Prison, Without Parole

DALLAS — Malcolm Edwin White, 64, of Garland, Texas, pleaded guilty this morning before Chief U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater to an information charging one count of possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas. White faces a maximum statutory sentence of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and up to a lifetime of supervised release. He is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Fitzwater on June 11, 2010. He remains on personal recognizance bond.

According to plea documents filed, as part of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s (USPIS) “Operation Falcon,” in January 2007, Europol sent the USPIS a list of 1400 distinct email addresses that were believed to be U.S. citizens who had visited the website, “youngvideomodels.net.” This website contained images of prepubescent females that could be accessed for a fee. White was identified as one of these visitors and according to emails between the site and White, White downloaded 27 videos containing child pornography.

Based on that information, on November 13, 2008, a federal search warrant was executed by U.S. Postal Inspectors at White’s home. More than 50 videos and more than 900 still images of child pornography were discovered on White’s hard drive, external hard drive and on one thumb drive.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice, to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov

The case is being investigated by the USPIS and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Camille Sparks.

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