United States v. McGarity, No. 09-12070 (11th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseThis case concerned the fruits of a cooperative, multi-national criminal investigation directed at tracking a sprawling international child pornography ring. 14 members of the ring were charged with offenses related to child pornography and this appeal addressed seven of the defendants. Defendants raised numerous issues on appeal. After review of the record and having had the benefit of oral argument, the court vacated Ronald White's child exploitation enterprise (CEE) conviction under Count One; vacated the other six defendants' convictions for conspiracy under Count Two; and vacated all of defendants' convictions for statutory obstruction of justice under Count Forty. The court also vacated the restitution award against James Freeman and remanded for further proceedings. The court affirmed in all other regards.
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