Seven Defendants Convicted for Participation in International Child Exploitation Enterprise

The U.S. Department of Justice reports in its press release (quotation, not an independent finding): “WASHINGTON AND PENSACOLA, Fla. – Seven U.S. defendants charged for their activity in a global child pornography trafficking enterprise were convicted today in the Northern District of Florida following a six-day jury trial before Senior U.S. District Judge Lacey A. Collier, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida Thomas F. Kirwin and FBI Executive Assistant Director J. Stephen Tidwell announced. The federal jury convicted the defendants of multiple charges, including: engaging in a child exploitation enterprise; conspiracy to advertise, transport, ship, receive and possess child pornography; advertising child pornography, transporting child pornography, receiving child pornography and obstruction of justice. "This was a wide-scale, high volume, international trafficking enterprise that used sophisticated computer encryption technology and file-sharing techniques," said Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division. "Those who operate such enterprises can expect law enforcement, not only here but abroad, to react swiftly and aggressively, as we have done here." The defendants convicted at trial were: James Freeman of Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.; Gary Lakey of Anderson, Ind.; Marvin Lambert of Indianapolis; Neville McGarity of Medina, Texas; Warren Mumpower of Spokane, Wash.; Daniel Castleman of Lubbock, Texas; and Ronald White of Burlington, N.C. Seven additional U.S. defendants, also indicted in the case, previously pleaded guilty to offenses related to ”