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  • eCrimeBytes Nibble #14: Police Officer’s Lies Were Bench Pressed Out Of A Job
    Welcome to eCrimeBytes Nibble #14!

    Jonathan Andino formerly from the New Haven, CT police department was sentenced to 2 years for computer crime. Andino was found guilty of providing information from investigative database about a DEA target, to that target.

    More information:

    https://drkeithjones.com/index.php/2023/04/24/police-officer-sentenced-to-two-years-for-computer-crime-ecrimebytes-nibble-14/

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    4 min
  • eCrimeBytes Nibble #11: An Officer, But Not A Gentleman
    Video: https://youtu.be/gtQir2I5KLI 
     
    You would think a Naval Officer and a senior government trial attorney would have higher morals than these two.

    Stick around to hear a case where these two cyberstalked his ex-wife so badly, SHE (the victim) was arrested!

    Welcome to eCrimeBytes Nibble #11

    Michael Leidel is an active duty naval officer. His ex-wife separated from him and his cyberstalking started immediately.

    Some of the things the complaint accuses him of are:

    - Using fake emails to harass employers of his ex wife, to the point she was not hired at a school district.
    - He is accused of compromising his ex-wife's accounts.
    - Using fake emails to communicate with those compromised accounts to make his ex-wife look mentally unstable, or on drugs, to help his side in the divorce.

    During this time Leidel hooked up with Sarah Sorg, a senior government lawyer. Sorg is accused of helping Leidel harass his ex wife.

    You have to wonder - does she realize she could be next if she crosses him and they split?

    Further Reading: https://drkeithjones.com/index.php/2023/04/18/naval-officer-and-senior-government-trial-attorney-arrested-for-cyberstalking-ecrimebytes-nibble-11/
    4 min
  • eCrimeBytes Nibble #10: Swat, Stalk, Dump Body In River
    Video: https://youtu.be/xhetrx0-iNc 

    This is wild. A serial swatter and a stalker were arrested after dumping a body in a river!

    Who was this taxi driver that appeared to have helped dispose of a body with no questions asked?!

    Things must work differently in Manila.

    Stick around to hear more about this case.

    Welcome to eCrimeBytes Nibble #10

    According to Manilla police, Mir Islam helped his friend Troy Woody Jr. dispose of his roommate and romantic interest Tomi Michelle Masters.

    The pair hailed a driver. Then when the driver arrived the two stuffed a large box into the trunk of the vehicle.

    WTF? Did the driver not ask questions?

    Now, the driver thought they were going to a local shopping mall, but the pair had the driver stop near a river. The, the two men dumped the box.

    Initially I wondered if the driver helped or just pretended to be on his phone the whole time. But after some research it sounds like he turned the pair in.

    Inside the box was Tomi Masters, bound, naked, and dead.

    Later examination of Woody discovered scratch marks all over his body.

    The pair have been arrested and charged with murder in Manilla. I couldn't find much about them after 2019. Maybe they ended up in the same river.

    Further Reading: https://drkeithjones.com/index.php/2023/04/17/serial-swatting-stalking-and-body-in-a-river-ecrimebytes-nibble-10/
    4 min
  • eCrimeBytes Nibble #9: The Serial Swatter’s Three Stooges
    Video: https://youtu.be/xhetrx0-iNc 
     
    You can't be a great serial swatter without help. Stick around to hear a story about how three additional conspirators were arrested in connection to our last story!

    Welcome to eCrimeBytes Nibble #9

    In the last nibble I talked about Tyler Barriss, a serial swatter. Barriss was sentenced to 20 yrs for swatting a victim who was accidentally shot and killed by police officers.

    It seems Barriss had help. Three individuals were arrested in connection with Barriss:

    - Neal Patel
    - Tyler Stewart
    - Logan Patton

    Neal Patel worked with Barriss to SWAT a video game convention. Patel plead guilty and was sentenced time served.

    Tyler Stewart was accused of working with Barriss to call in a swat attacks at two high schools. It appears as if the case was dismissed against Stewart.

    Logan Patten was accused of hiring Patel to swat individuals and a high school. It appears as if the case was dismissed against Patten.

    Further Reading: https://drkeithjones.com/index.php/2023/04/14/three-charged-one-sentenced-for-assisting-serial-swatter-ecrimebytes-nibble-9/
    4 min
  • eCrimeBytes S 1, Ep 10, Pt 2: Threesomes And Hitmen!

    This is part 2!  If you haven't listened to it already, go back and listen to part 1 first!

    We will learn about one Spokane, WA doctor’s desire to hurt those he thought got the best of him.  The doctor’s first victim is a former coworker at the center of an internal investigation ending the doctor’s employment.  The doctor’s second victim was his ex wife, but complications with their shared girlfriend, who was still his current girlfriend, thwarted that plan.  Yes, you heard me right.  You won’t want to miss this one.  Settle in and enjoy another episode of eCrimeBytes.

    Photo Credit: https://www.hackread.com/doctor-bitcoin-dark-web-hitman/

    Do not miss our update about yellow frozen milk!

    Photo Credit: https://goodcheapeats.com/can-you-freeze-milk/
     
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    Sources:

    • https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59829129/united-states-v-ilg/ 
  • https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59881363/united-states-v-ilg/ 
  • https://www.justice.gov/usao-edwa/pr/former-spokane-doctor-sentenced-eight-years-federal-prison-after-paying-dark-web 
  • https://www.hackread.com/doctor-bitcoin-dark-web-hitman/
  • https://www.databreaches.net/doctor-paid-60k-in-bitcoin-to-hire-dark-web-hitmen/
    • Chapters: 
     
    0:00 Intro
    0:52 Music
    1:15 Back To Our Case!
    5:29 The Scar215 Account
    7:29 A Complaint Is Filed
    8:20 The Superseding Indictment
    11:02 Witness Tampering Too?
    11:45 Ron Pleads Guilty
    18:10 Burrrrrrn The Evidence!
    19:05 Sentencing
    21:15 Moral Of The Story And Conclusion
    25:45 How To Contact Us
    27:41 Music
    28:02 Light It! Light It!
    29 min
  • eCrimeBytes Nibble #8: Three Sentenced In Fatal Swatting
    Video: https://youtu.be/-1QKwthSzLU 
     
    This case has it all: gamers, wagers, and swatting.

    Unfortunately, it also ended someone's life.

    What started as a $1.50 wager on Call Of Duty turned into an innocent father of two's last night. Stick around to briefly hear about this case.

    Welcome to eCrimeBytes Nibble #8.

    Shane Gaskill and Casey Viner had an argument over a $1.50 wager in the online game Call Of Duty.

    Viner wanted payback, so he enlisted the help of Tyler Barriss, a serial swatter.

    Swatting is the act of calling in a false emergency to get a forceful police response. In this case the SWAT call was an active shooter with at least one dead.

    When the police arrived, the innocent father was leaving his house. He was shot a single time and died.

    Barriss plead guilty and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

    Viner plead guilty and was sentenced to 15 months in prison.

    Gaskill was originally given probation but when he violated it he was sentenced to 18 months in prison.

    Further Reading: https://drkeithjones.com/index.php/2023/04/13/three-sentenced-in-fatal-swatting-attack-ecrimebytes-nibble-8/
    4 min
  • eCrimeBytes Nibble #7: Police Databases Used For Evil
    Video: https://youtu.be/0-Sk0BiZcH4 
     
    Sagar Steven Singh and Nicholas Ceraolo were charged federally for breaching a law enforcement only database and extorting victims in it.

    They are also accused of stealing access to a police officer's email account to target social media companies. Want to know why? Stick around for this brief video about this case.

    Hi and welcome to eCrimeBytes Nibble #7!

    In this case Singh and Ceraolo were first accused of using a law enforcement only database to target victims, threatening to release the personal information online. This is also known as doxxing.

    Specifically they are accused of:

    "accessing a restricted database maintained by a federal law enforcement agency that contains (among other data) detailed, nonpublic records of narcotics and currency seizures, as well as law enforcement intelligence reports"

    In addition, the pair are accused of using an officer's email address to contact social media companies with emergency requests for users' personal information.

    Singh was arrested in March of 2023, but Ceraolo remains at large.

    Further Reading: https://drkeithjones.com/index.php/2023/04/11/two-charged-for-impersonating-police-officers-to-extort-victims/
    4 min
  • eCrimeBytes Nibble #6: The Dark Web Tax Pirates
    Full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GosvfbvDa8w 

    It's tax season and with that stick around to hear a quick story about how eight individuals made off with over $4m in fraudulent tax returns.

    Welcome to eCrimeBytes Nibble #6!

    There is an interesting twist in this tax fraud case.

    Andi Jacques, Monika Jenkins, Louis Michel, Jeff Propht-Francisque, Dickenson Elan, Michael Poix, Vladimyr Chereles and Louisaint Jalteus are accused of breaching tax preparation services. The government claims the group purchased web server credentials to the tax preparation services off the dark web. Once in, the government claims the group exported thousands of tax returns, which gave them the information to begin filing over 9000 bogus tax returns.

    The enterprise claimed more than $36 million in false tax refunds over the course of approximately four years. The actual loss amount is still being calculated but is at least $4 million.

    If you enjoyed this eCrimeBytes electronic crime update, you will probably enjoy our longer format podcast. I will link the playlist of our longer podcast here and at the end of this video. See you on the next one!

    Further Reading: https://drkeithjones.com/index.php/2023/04/10/group-of-cybercriminals-breached-tax-preparers-stole-data-and-filed-millions-of-dollars-of-fraudulent-returns/
    4 min

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