Mich. law enforcement officials shut down Internet-based child po...
Mich. law enforcement officials shut down Internet-based child pornography business. They charged Nashville, Mich., man with racketeering through posting and distributing child porn on Web site to dues-paying members and using computers to commit crime. Arrest is first Internet…
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child porn bust by High-Tech Crimes Unit established last year by Mich. Attorney Gen.’s Office. Investigators said they found 2,000 photos of nude girls aged 9 to 14 in lewd poses on alleged porn site. Site members paid $25 monthly fee to gain access to pictures, which could be downloaded from Web hosting service in Cal. and printed. Site allegedly generated $19,000 in revenue in its few months of existence. Acting on tip, investigators used debit card to purchase membership on site, allegedly operated from suspect’s home in rural Barry County in central lower Mich. Suspect faces up to 20 years in prison and $100,000 in fines.