FDLE Agents today arrested Ivan Ross Marik, 36, of 3924 N. 45th Ave., St. Petersburg, on one charge of offense against computer users. The offense resulted in combined revenue loss and recovery costs estimated at $277,000.
In March, agents launched an investigation after the St. Petersburg Police Department received a complaint alleging that Marik destroyed work product files at a graphics company where he worked. Marik had been terminated just hours before the files were destroyed. The investigation showed the IP address where the activity originated was associated with the specific street address where Marik resides.
FDLE Agents obtained and executed a search warrant at Marik’s address today and arrested him.
Marik was taken to the Pinellas County Jail on a $10,000 bond. The case will be prosecuted by the State Attorney’s Office, 6th Judicial Circuit.
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FDLE arrests Orlando man on 13 counts of child pornography
Agents with the Orlando Cyber Crime Task Force of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement today arrested Kevin Todd Jones, 52, of 319 S. Boyd Street, Orlando, on 13 counts of possession of child pornography.
Agents received a tip about Jones downloading suspected child pornography and began an investigation. After obtaining a search warrant, agents went to Jones’ home and conducted an on-scene forensic examination. They found evidence of child pornography on digital devices, which were seized for additional forensic analysis.
Jones was taken to the Orange County Jail with a no-bond status. The case will be prosecuted by the State Attorney’s Office, 9th Judicial Circuit.
Coral Springs Man Arrested for Human Trafficking
Attorney General Pam Bondi, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Palm Beach County Human Trafficking Task Force today announced the arrest of Robert Atlee Miner V for human trafficking multiple victims. According to the investigation, Miner, 27, recruited and exploited young women since January 2015 through sex trafficking for personal profit.
“The defendant is charged with preying on women and, in some cases, using violence to force them into sex trafficking; all while depositing large amounts of cash into his bank account,” said Attorney General Bondi. “The facts of this case are appalling—that anyone is charged with forcing another human being into the sex trade.”
Miner allegedly recruited victims using online advertisements seeking to hire young women to work as dancers or companions. Victims then answered the ads seeking to be dancers, and Miner forced them with threats or physical harm to perform sex acts for money instead. In addition to using the Internet to recruit victims, Miner also used websites such as Backpage.com to advertise the women and services. At one point, Miner arranged for one of the victims to fly to and work in Las Vegas.
There is no record of Miner having any legitimate source of income, yet bank account records reveal Miner consistently making large cash deposits, totaling more than $225,000 since January 2015. Financial records also show, in multiple situations, that Miner paid for hotel rooms on the same night, but in different cities.
Miner faces multiple counts of human trafficking, deriving support from the proceeds of prostitution, money laundering and structuring transactions. Miner also faces charges for branding, armed sexual battery, unlawful use of a two-way device and renting a room for prostitution. If convicted, Miner faces up to life in prison. Assistant Statewide Prosecutor Danielle Dudai with Attorney General Bondi’s Office of Statewide Prosecution is prosecuting this case with the assistance of the State Attorney’s Office for the 15th Judicial Circuit.
Union County man arrested for murder
Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Union County Sheriff’s Office arrested Donnie Hugh Crawford, 42, of Lake Butler, for murder.
Crawford is accused of killing Ralph Gary Anderson, on July 3, 2017 at Anderson’s home, at 115 SE 6th Street in Lake Butler. Witnesses stated that Crawford was the last person known to be seen with Anderson and the victim’s wallet was recovered in a search by agents at a location where Crawford resided. Crawford was incarcerated in Union County in 2016 for burglary and assault of the same victim.
Crawford is currently incarcerated for a burglary charge and was arrested yesterday at the Union County Jail.
The State Attorney’s Office, 8th Judicial Circuit will prosecute this case.
FDLE arrests Broward County man for scheme to defraud and grand theft over $100,000
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested Colin L. Ansby, 25, of 225 NW 79th Terr., Margate, for one count each of scheme to defraud over $50,000, grand theft over $100,000, and grand theft between $20,000 and $100,000.
Ansby was the recipient of the proceeds of an elaborate scheme to defraud victims in Florida and Pennsylvania. The scheme, known as a business email compromise, used compromised email accounts to convince the victims to wire transfer money which they believed was for legitimate business purposes.
A victim in Lee County, Florida, believed that she was communicating via email with her real estate attorney, and wire transferred over $100,000 for a real estate purchase. A victim in Pennsylvania believed that she received an email from a superior directing her to wire transfer over $20,000 for the purchase of clothing.
Ansby was booked into the Broward County Jail. He will be prosecuted by the Office of Statewide Prosecution, Ft. Myers, Florida.
FDLE arrests Miami man for child pornography
Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement today arrested Ignacio Calvo, 89, of 2451 Brickell Ave., Miami for computer pornography and transmitting child pornography.
FDLE special agents, with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations, executed a search warrant at Calvo’s home and seized a laptop belonging to him. Preliminary forensic examinations recovered at least 10 images of suspected child pornography, some involving children as young as 2 to 3 years old.
Calvo was booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. The case will be prosecuted by the Office of the State Attorney, 11th Judicial Circuit.
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FDLE arrests Casselberry man for possession of child pornography
Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested 45-year-old Daniel Canup, of 4404 Fox Hollow Cir, Casselberry, FL, on 10 counts of possession of child pornography.
FDLE Agents served a search warrant at Canup’s residence on May 18, 2017 as part of an investigation into digital computer files depicting child pornography being downloaded. A computer under Canup’s control was found to be actively downloading child pornography while the agents were present. Further investigation revealed as many as 10 images and videos of child pornography, with many of the victims younger than 12 years old.
Canup was transported to the Seminole County Jail for booking. The Office of the State Attorney, 18th Circuit, will prosecute.
FDLE arrests child protective investigator for falsification of records
Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested William Edward Bond, 37, of 2414 Jason Drive, Lynn Haven for falsification of records. Bond is a Child Protective Investigator with the 14th Circuit Court.
On July 29, 2015, Bond documented in the Florida Safe Families Network (FSFN) that he conducted a face-to-face welfare visit with a foster child at the child’s residence on July 24, 2015. According to the child’s foster parents, Bond did not conduct a face-to-face visit that day and records show that the foster child was not picked up from daycare until after the recorded in home visit. A review of Bond’s mileage log for July 24, 2015 revealed he did not document a visit to the foster child’s residence as he claimed in the FSFN.
Bond was booked into the Bay County Jail on Wednesday, May 10, 2017. The Office of the State Attorney, 14th Circuit, will prosecute.
FDLE arrests Dixie County City Manager for official misconduct
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested Gary Pinner, 58, of 431 SE 552ND Street, Old Town on one count of official misconduct. Pinner is charged with misusing city employees, city equipment, city inventory, and an inmate work crew to provide free water services to certain Dixie County residents, including his future son-in-law.
The FDLE investigation determined that on three separate occasions, Pinner, in his official role as Cross City City Manager, instructed Water Department employees to perform work on private properties utilizing city resources outside and beyond the scope of their job related duties.
Over the past several months, Pinner instructed two Cross City Water Department employees to install a water line (beyond the water meter) to his daughter and future son-in-law’s residence (hundreds of feet through a livestock/horse pasture) utilizing city owned equipment (trenching machine), city owned supplies (PVC pipe), and a state inmate work crew (helped remove roots and other obstructions from the trench and laid the PVC pipe in the ground). Within the last two years, Pinner also instructed city employees to install water lines to two other residences, using city labor. In addition, he allowed at least three city water customers to maintain excessive unpaid account balances for extended periods of time without having their water service terminated.
The investigation has not revealed any other criminal wrongdoing, other than the actions of Pinner.
Pinner was arrested today and transported to the Dixie County Jail. The case will be prosecuted by the Office of the State Attorney, Third Judicial Circuit.
FDLE Agents arrest daycare worker on child pornography charges
Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested Justin Dwayne Cross, 25, of 11316 Eagle Hill Drive, Riverview, on 20 counts of possession of child pornography and two counts of transmission of child pornography.
Cross worked at Child Care of Brandon, 730 Brandon Town Center Dr., Brandon, and previously at La Petite Academy, at 10025 Christina Dr., Riverview. Because of Cross’ interaction with children, anyone with additional information is asked to call FDLE at 813-878-7300.
The investigation began after agents received tips that Cross was distributing images depicting child pornography. The investigation further showed that between September 2016 and January 2017, Cross shared images of child pornography in chat rooms and through different websites.
The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, a national network of coordinated task forces, Homeland Security Investigations and the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office joined FDLE in the investigation and provided resources.
Cross was transported to the Hillsborough County jail for booking. The case will be prosecuted by the Office of Statewide Prosecution.
