Cheektowaga Man Pleads Guilty To Possession Of 200,000 Images Of Child Pornography

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Michael P. Daly, 48, of Cheektowaga, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.  

Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron J. Mango, who is handling the case, stated that in June 2019, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) received a report from Microsoft Bing that one of their users uploaded an image of child pornography. Subsequent investigation traced the image to Daly. On October 22, 2020, investigators  executed a search warrant at Daly’s residence in Cheektowaga, seizing a laptop computer, a flash drive, and an iPhone. A forensic search of all three items recovered over 200,000 images and 95 videos of child pornography. Some of the images include prepubescent minors and depictions of violence.

The plea is the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Miraglia, the New York State Police, under the direction of Major Eugene Staniszewski, and the Cheektowaga Police Department, under the direction of Chief Brian Gould.      

Sentencing is scheduled for December 8, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. before Judge Vilardo.  

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