Score:   1
Docket Number:   D-MT  4:18-cr-00099
Case Name:   USA v. Krauth
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GREAT FALLS—A Great Falls man who admitted receiving child pornography on his computer was sentenced today to five years in prison and five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.

Lothar Konrad Krauth, 81, pleaded guilty in April to receipt of child pornography.

U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. Judge Morris also ordered $9,000 restitution.

The prosecution said in court records that agents from the Great Falls Homeland Security Investigations team received a CyberTipline report in October 2018 from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. NCMEC reported that the user of an internet provider address in Great Falls had uploaded an image of a nude prepubescent boy. An investigation found the address belonged to Krauth. HSI and Great Falls police executed a search warrant at Krauth’s residence on Oct. 26, 2018 and seized about 20 items of electronic media, including a desktop computer, external hard drives, thumb drives and more. A search of the electronic media found thousands of images of child porn, including images of prepubescent children engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Tom Bartleson and Cyndee Peterson prosecuted the case, which was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Border Patrol and the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

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GREAT FALLS – Great Falls resident Lothar Konrad Krauth on Monday admitted he received child pornography after an investigation found thousands of images on his computer and electronic storage devices, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.

Krauth, 81, pleaded guilty to receipt of child porn as charged in an indictment. Krauth faces a minimum mandatory five years to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release.

U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. Judge Morris set sentencing for July 18 and continued Krauth’s release.

The prosecution said in court records that on Oct. 10, 2018, agents from the Homeland Security Investigations team in Great Falls received a CyberTipline report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). The organization reported that the user of an internet provider address in Great Falls had uploaded an image of a nude prepubescent male. The address was identified as having been assigned to Krauth.

HSI agents and Great Falls police officers served a search warrant at Krauth’s residence on Oct. 26, 2018 and seized about 20 items of electronic media, including a desktop computer, nine external hard drives, six thumb drives and other items. Investigators then obtained a warrant to search all of the seized electronic media.

A forensic examination of Krauth’s desktop computer found about 400 images of child porn, while a subsequent analysis found thousands of child porn images. The majority of the child porn images depicted prepubescent children.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Tom Bartleson and Cyndee Peterson prosecuted the case, which was investigated by HSI and the Great Falls Police Department.

 

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The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned this week before U.S. Magistrate judges and indictments handed down by the Grand Jury were unsealed. Indictments are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty:

Appearing in Billings before U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Cavan on Dec. 10 and pleading not guilty were:

Danika Nurea Sanchez, 20, of Lame Deer, on charges of conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession with intent to distribute meth. If convicted of the most serious crime, Sanchez faces a minimum mandatory 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine and five years of supervised release. The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration. Pacer case reference. 18-143.

Romer Jesse Jaure, 27, of Busby, on charges of sexual abuse of a minor and abusive sexual contact. If convicted of the most serious crime, Jaure faces a maximum 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and five years of supervised release. The case was investigated by the FBI. Pacer case reference. 18-148.

Appearing in Great Falls before U.S. Magistrate Judge John T. Johnston on Dec. 11 and pleading not guilty were:

Holden Stillsmoking, 26, of Browning, on charges of strangulation and assault resulting in serious bodily injury. If convicted of the most serious crime, Stillsmoking faces a maximum 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. The case was investigated by the FBI. Pacer case reference. 18-102.

Martin St. Goddard, 32, of Browning, on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily injury. If convicted of the most serious crime, Goddard faces a maximum 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. The case was investigated by the FBI. Pacer case reference. 18-100.

Rand Michael Emineth, 26, of Great Falls, on charges of conspiracy to distribute explosives without a license, possession of stolen explosives and felon in possession of a firearm. If convicted of the most serious crime, Emineth faces a maximum 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Great Falls Police Department. Pacer case reference. 18-90.

Mahliani Kataya Red Eagle, 20, of the Fort Peck Reservation, on charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. If convicted of the most serious crime Red Eagle faces a minimum mandatory 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine and five years of supervised release. The case was investigated by the FBI and Fort Peck Criminal Investigation. Pacer case reference. 18-98.

Justin Leonard Sheehan, 43, of Great Falls, on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute meth, possession with intent to distribute meth and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. If convicted of the most serious drug crime, Sheehan faces a minimum mandatory 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine and five years of supervised release. He also faces a minimum mandatory five years to life in prison consecutive to any other sentence on the firearms count. The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration. Pacer case reference. 18-101.

Gary Girard Sheehan, 67, of Great Falls, on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute meth, possession with intent to distribute meth and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. If convicted of the most serious drug crime, Sheehan faces a minimum mandatory 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine and five years of supervised release. He also faces a minimum mandatory five years to life consecutive to any other sentence on the firearms count. The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration. Pacer case reference. 18-101.

Lothar Konrad Krauth, 80, Great Falls, on charges of receipt of child pornography. If convicted of the most serious crime, Krauth faces a minimum mandatory five years to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations. Pacer case reference. 18-99.

Appearing in Missoula before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah C. Lynch on Dec. 12 and pleading not guilty was:

Candace Hessel Cummings, 65, of Libby, on charges of tax evasion. If convicted of the most serious crime, Cummings faces a maximum five years in prison, a $100,000 fine and three years of supervised release. The case was investigated by the IRS. Pacer case reference. 18-56.

Appearing on Dec. 13 and pleading not guilty was:

Tina Marie Johnstone, 53, of Helena, on charges of theft of public money and concealment of facts impacting Supplemental Security Income. If convicted of the most serious crime, Johnstone faces a maximum 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. The case was investigated by the Social Security Administration. Pacer case reference. 18-19.

If any of the above cases are of interest to your media organization and the community it serves, we encourage you to monitor the progress of the case regularly through the U.S. District Court calendar and the PACER system.

To establish a PACER account, which will allow you to review documents filed in the case, please go to, http://www.pacer.gov/register.html. To access the district court’s calendar, please go to https://ecf.mtd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/PublicCalendar.pl.

 

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GREAT FALLS—The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that Lothar Konrad Krauth, 80, of Great Falls, appeared on a criminal complaint before U.S. Magistrate Judge John T. Johnston on charges of receipt of child pornography.

The complaint alleges the crime occurred from about Oct. 26, 2017 to Oct. 26, 2018 in Cascade County.

The complaint is merely an accusation and Krauth is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

If indicted and convicted of the charge in the complaint, Krauth faces a minimum mandatory five years to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years supervised release.

Johnston ordered Krauth detained pending a detention hearing set for Nov. 14.

The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations. PACER Case Reference. MJ 18-76-GF-JTJ

 

 

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