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Pittsburg County Man Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography

U.S. Attorney’s Office September 23, 2009
  • Eastern District of Oklahoma (918) 684-5100

MUSKOGEE, OK—Sheldon J. Sperling, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that WILLIAM DAVID BURKHART, age 62, of Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 84 months’ imprisonment, followed by 60 months of supervised release for Possession of One or More Visual Depictions of a Minor Engaging in Sexually Explicit Conduct, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2252(a)(4)(B).

“Charges arose from an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE).  BURKHART was indicted by a federal grand jury in September 2008, and pled guilty in January, 2009,” stated U.S. Attorney Sheldon J. Sperling.

“In October 2006, FBI agents received information from Europol regarding a ring of people in 28 countries who were producing, trading and possessing child pornography. BURKHART’S email address was listed among those who had ordered and received child pornography videos,” noted U.S. Attorney Sperling.

“On May 8, 2008, FBI and ICE special agents executed a federal search warrant on BURKHART’S residence.  During the search, agents seized a computer and hundreds of DVDs that contained child pornography,” recalled U.S. Attorney Sperling.

“The Honorable Ronald A. White, District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, presided over today’s hearing.  The defendant will remain free on bond pending appeal.”

“Assistant United States Attorney Christopher J. Wilson represented the government.”

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