Re: [CTRL] HOW DAVID ASIMOV, THE BIGGEST CHILD PORN PROCESSOR IN CALIFORNIA SKATED AWAY FROM FEDERAL PRISON WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HIS FRIENDS
-Caveat Lector- >>U.S. Attorney Mueller<< See http://www.iwon.com/home/news/news_article/0,11746,132210|top|06-03-2001::07 :19|reuters,00.html White House Reportedly Narrows List for FBI Chief June 3, 2001 7:05 am EST Citing sources familiar with the search, the newspaper said the list of final candidates had been narrowed to U.S. District Court Sterling Johnson Jr. of Brooklyn, New York; Robert Mueller, who was acting deputy attorney general from January until last month; and George Terwilliger, a deputy attorney general under President Bush's father. === http://www.usaondca.com/txt/html/us_attorney_biography.html US Department of Justice, Northern District of California Robert S. Mueller, III On October 7, 1999 Mr. Mueller was confirmed by the Senate as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of California. From August 1998 until his confirmation, Mr. Mueller served in that position as the interim United States Attorney. In 1995 Mr. Mueller left private practice to serve as Senior Litigation Counsel in the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia in the Homicide Section. He assumed the position of Chief of that Section in 1997. >From 1990-1993 Mr. Mueller served in the Bush Administration as Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division at the Department of Justice. Prior to that, Mr. Mueller was on the staff of Attorney General Richard Thornburgh (1989-1990). He has been an Assistant United States Attorney in San Francisco (1976-1982) and in Boston (1982-1988). In Boston he held positions as Chief of the Criminal Division, Deputy United States Attorney, and United States Attorney. Mr. Mueller has also practiced law in the private sector. He was a partner at Hale and Dorr in Boston and Washington (1993-1995), and a partner at Hill & Barlow in Boston (1988-1989). Mr. Mueller started his legal career as an associate at Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro in San Francisco (1973-1976). In 1991 Mr. Mueller was elected a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Mr. Mueller attended Princeton University and received a Masters Degree in International Relations from New York University. He then served in the United States Marine Corps where he was awarded the Bronze Star, two Navy Commendation Medals, the Purple Heart and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry during his tour of duty in Vietnam. Mr. Mueller attended the University of Virginia Law School. -Original Message- From: Kris Millegan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, June 08, 2001 10:52 PM Subject: [CTRL] HOW DAVID ASIMOV, THE BIGGEST CHILD PORN PROCESSOR IN CALIFORNIA SKATED AWAY FROM FEDERAL PRISON WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HIS FRIENDS >-Caveat Lector- > >Click Here: http://www.newsmakingnews.com/asimov3,29,01.htm";>http >- >HOW DAVID ASIMOV, THE BIGGEST CHILD PORN PROCESSOR IN CALIFORNIA SKATED AWAY >FROM FEDERAL PRISON WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HIS FRIENDS by Kathryn Dixon © >2000 >David Asimov, of Living Oak Court, Bennett Ridge, Santa Rosa, the son of the >late science fiction writer Isaac Asimov, was sentenced on March 28, 2001 to >six months' home detention with electronic monitoring and three years federal >probation for possessing child pornography. U.S. District Court Judge Maxine >M. Chesney sentenced Asimov after reviewing a series of sealed psychiatric >reports, one of which was ordered by the court. Asimov who was charged with >four federal counts of possession of child pornography with each count >carrying a five year sentence, pled guilty to two counts in a plea bargain >deal. There was no forfeiture of any of Asimov's assets in this case, >despite his owning a home in Santa Rosa purchased in 1996 for $375,000, and >despite his receiving $3,000 per month from his father's estate. >How did Asimov, who possessed one of the largest stashes of pornography in >California, skate away from federal prison? A look at the players yields the >answer. >Asimov's child porn stash was so big many child victims and perpetrators >would have taken a fall, had Asimov been zealously prosecuted at trial. >Asimov would probably have escaped detection, if he had not taken his >personal computer to a store when its scanner and color printer >malfunctioned. A technician working on the machine discovered images of >children engaged in sexual acts with adults. A store supervisor contacted >the police. Asimov's case is not the only case where tips about child porn >were generated by store technicians. It seems either child pornographers are >stupid about fixing their computers or they are unwitting framed. >The police raided Asimov's four-bedroom home with a search warrant and >discovered the largest child porn "processing center" ever discovered in >
[CTRL] HOW DAVID ASIMOV, THE BIGGEST CHILD PORN PROCESSOR IN CALIFORNIA SKATED AWAY FROM FEDERAL PRISON WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HIS FRIENDS
-Caveat Lector- Click Here: http://www.newsmakingnews.com/asimov3,29,01.htm";>http - HOW DAVID ASIMOV, THE BIGGEST CHILD PORN PROCESSOR IN CALIFORNIA SKATED AWAY FROM FEDERAL PRISON WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HIS FRIENDS by Kathryn Dixon © 2000 David Asimov, of Living Oak Court, Bennett Ridge, Santa Rosa, the son of the late science fiction writer Isaac Asimov, was sentenced on March 28, 2001 to six months' home detention with electronic monitoring and three years federal probation for possessing child pornography. U.S. District Court Judge Maxine M. Chesney sentenced Asimov after reviewing a series of sealed psychiatric reports, one of which was ordered by the court. Asimov who was charged with four federal counts of possession of child pornography with each count carrying a five year sentence, pled guilty to two counts in a plea bargain deal. There was no forfeiture of any of Asimov's assets in this case, despite his owning a home in Santa Rosa purchased in 1996 for $375,000, and despite his receiving $3,000 per month from his father's estate. How did Asimov, who possessed one of the largest stashes of pornography in California, skate away from federal prison? A look at the players yields the answer. Asimov's child porn stash was so big many child victims and perpetrators would have taken a fall, had Asimov been zealously prosecuted at trial. Asimov would probably have escaped detection, if he had not taken his personal computer to a store when its scanner and color printer malfunctioned. A technician working on the machine discovered images of children engaged in sexual acts with adults. A store supervisor contacted the police. Asimov's case is not the only case where tips about child porn were generated by store technicians. It seems either child pornographers are stupid about fixing their computers or they are unwitting framed. The police raided Asimov's four-bedroom home with a search warrant and discovered the largest child porn "processing center" ever discovered in California. "There were thousands of disks, thousands of videos," said Sonoma County Deputy District Attorney Gary Medvigy, who personally referred to Asimov's home as a "processing center" for child pornography. "Anything imaginable regarding sex between human beings and human beings, or human beings and animals, was there. Whatever your imagination can conjure up, he had it. It was like walking into a TV studio" Santa Rosa police seized scores of computer disks and approximately 4,000 videocassettes from Asimov's home, and approximately 1,000 of those videos contained child pornography. Medvigy said he had evidence to show Asimov distributed child pornography through the Internet ``on at least a few occasions,'' which would constitute a felony. He said Asimov had 14 video machines arranged for high-speed editing and copying, and possessed cases of blank tapes. In addition to the videotapes and computer disks recovered, police reportedly found video cameras, several VCRs, and a costly table-top scanner to create computer images. "He had a whole lot of editing and mass production capabilities," Santa Rosa Police officer Zamudio said. "We were greeted by thousands of tapes, disks, periodicals, and commercial videos with covers showing child pornography. We spent two days collecting, packaging, and transporting all the items." The Sonoma County District Attorney J. Michael Mullins covered up the case, let the public believe the feds would prosecute it more thoroughly, and then passed the cover up to U.S. Attorney Mueller. In March 1998, Asimov was arrested in Sonoma County and charged with two counts of felony exploitation of a child and possession of pornography. Asimov faced a maximum state penalty of six years. The identity of the child whom Asimov alleged exploited was never revealed to the public. Parents and associates of the child never came forward. Was there a secret settlement in the style of Michael Jackson? Was any effort at all made to identify the children in the tapes? In Europe, parents who are looking for their missing children or for evidence of child abuse are allowed to view pictures of faces of children depicted in porno tapes which are seized by the police. No one in Sonoma County reported any photo arrays seized from Asimov's home being shown by the police to any parents whose children were exploited or kidnapped. Asimov was arraigned in Sonoma County Municipal Court, with bail set at $250,000. Asimov spent a few days in jail. His lawyer Andrian said Asimov had the money to post bail, but preferred to attempt to get out on his own recognizance. In fact, a few days later, Judge Frank Passalacqua released Asimov after having been told no local victims were identified in the porn seized from Asimov's home. Thus, within only a few days of his arrest, Asimov was released, because the police happened to know no local victims were involved. How could they have known so fast? Obviously, the Sonoma Cou
