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U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr., to serve 97 months in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis.

Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announced today that Richard Daniel Lord (58, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to receiving child sexual abuse videos over the Internet. He faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 5, up to 20 years, in federal prison, and a potential life term of supervision. A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled. Lord has been in federal custody since his arrest on September 30, 2016.

Mark Corum, 60, of Sacramento, was arraigned today in Sacramento on an indictment charging him with distribution of child pornography

PROVIDENCE – David A. Skally, 57, of Providence, pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence on Tuesday to possession & access with the intent to view child pornography, announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha; Matthew J. Etre, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) for New England; and Colonel Ann C. Assumpico, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police.

NORFOLK, Va. – Joshua Manuel Treat, 20, of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, was indicted by a federal grand jury today on charges of sex trafficking of children, use of interstate commerce in furtherance of prostitution, production of child pornography, and distribution of drugs to a person under 21 years old.

BOSTON – United States Attorney Carmen Milagros Ortiz announced today that she will be stepping down from her post as United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts.