Tucson Man Sentenced to Eight Years on Child Pornography Charge
| U.S. Attorney’s Office April 04, 2012 |
TUCSON—On April 2, 2012, Michael Lee Dixon, 44, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Raner C. Collins to 97 months’ imprisonment, lifetime supervised release, a $10,000 fine, and ordered to pay $5,000 in restitution. Dixon pleaded guilty on December 9, 2010 to possession of child pornography.
According to the plea agreement, the execution of a search warrant at Dixon’s residence on March 11, 2009 resulted in the seizure of two computer towers, a hard drive, and several items of digital storage media, all of which belonged to Dixon. A subsequent forensic evaluation revealed that the seized items contained over 100 still images and over 30 video files of child pornography. Further investigation revealed that the defendant had previously subscribed to child pornography websites.
The investigation in this case was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The prosecution is being handled by Angela Woolridge, Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Arizona, Tucson.