Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District
of Florida; and John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau
of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, announced the filing of
three-count indictment charging defendant Diego Tobias Matrajt, 36, of
Miami, with distribution of child pornography and possession of child
pornography, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections
2252(a)(2) and 2252(a)(4)(B). Matrajt has been released on bond. If
convicted, Matrajt faces a mandatory statutory minimum sentence of five
years and a possible maximum statutory sentence of up to 20 years in
prison.
According to the affidavit in support of a previously filed criminal
complaint, Matrajt distributed 10 images of child pornography to an
undercover agent using a peer-to-peer file sharing program on February
16, 2012. During a subsequent search of Matrajt’s residence in late
April 2012, law enforcement agents seized several computers and digital
media. A preliminary search of one of Matrajt’s computers revealed
approximately 50 webcam videos of children under the age of 12 in
various stages of undress. Matrajt, who operates a child photography
business at his residence, has admitted to surreptitiously
video-recording children under the age of 12 as the children changed
clothes in a guest bedroom during photo shoots.
Michael J. Noble, 31, of Kingsport, Tennessee, was convicted of
possession of child pornography following a two-and-a-half-day trial in
U.S. District Court, Greeneville, Tennessee.
Sentencing is set for November 26, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. Noble faces a
sentence of up to 10 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and up
to life on supervised release following the prison term.
The investigation of Noble began when his spouse discovered
pornographic images of young children on his computer and a videotape
made by him of young female children at local swimming pools, shopping
centers, and other publicly viewed areas. Thereafter, the Kingsport
Police Department seized a computer and external hard drives from the
Noble’s apartment. A forensic examination of the seized computer and
hard drives revealed over 2,300 images containing child pornography and
videos containing child pornography.
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