As a result of the Internet, the government is pursuing new "white collar" cyber crimes such as:

Internet fraud

Internet advertising CLICK fraud

E-Bay ® fraud

Phishing

Vishing

Computer intrusions or hacking

Password trafficking

SPAM crimes

I.D./identity theft

Internet harassment (such as Bots, Worms, Viruses, Spyware, Malware)

Internet bomb threats

Trafficking in explosives

Counterfeiting of currency or securities

Copyright piracy and Warez schemes (software, movies and music)

Trade secret theft or infringement

Cyber sex & computer sexual exploitation crimes

Joint and individual "sting" operations are in place by the FBI, U.S. Secret Service, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms (ATF), the U.S. Postal Inspectors, Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other state and local law enforcement agencies.  Many of these cyber crimes are prosecuted in the federal courts because of the multi-jurisdictional issues and the federal government's resources devoted to these issues. We defend persons accused of Internet crimes or computer crimes nationwide in federal courts or in Oklahoma's state courts.

If you are under investigation or are charged with any of these crimes, the Wyatt Law Office can help you.

Recent & Noteworthy Investigations & Results

14 month sentence for Federal Child Porn.  In 2007, the U.S. District Court sentenced Wyatt's client to only 14 months for possession.  Client faced up to 10 years.  The sentence was a significant departure from the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines.

Not Guilty Verdict Possession of Child Porn.  October 2008. Client charged with 5 counts of possession of child pornography.  The law enforcement agent testified that my client had confessed to accidentally accessing a child porn web site on two or more occasions and the feds had strong circumstantial evidence guilt because the only time there was child porn (or any porn) on the computer was when the client was recovering from cancer surgeries at his 80 year old mother’s house.  The defense presented expert testimony of other “non-porn” searches (which indicated the searches were not my client) on the computer within the times that the Gov’t claims my client was surfing kiddie porn, and we presented evidence of an imperfect alibi (that he was in another city earlier in the day – even though no proof that he was in the second city at the “time” the porn was searched).  Client testified. *

Bob Wyatt was recently interviewed by the National Law Journal for his expertise in the area of sex crimes and cybercrimes.  The article was published on February 18, 2008.*

Child Porn (Second Offense) Charge Dismissed. February 2007.  Client was charged with downloading and viewing child pornography after a former arrest for similar accusations. After a full hearing, the court declined to "accelerate" the previous deferred sentence for possession of obscene materials and the new charge of possession of child porn was dismissed.*

14-Count Federal Child Porn Indictment Dismissed.  October 2006, Wyatt and McCoy investigated, researched, briefed, argued and convinced the federal court to suppress evidence obtained pursuant to a search warrant in the FBI's nationwide OPERATION CRYING EYES investigation. After the federal judge's ruling, the U.S. Attorneys' Office dismissed the 14-count indictment.*  

Child Porn Charges against Professor Dismissed.  July 2004, after more than a year of hotly contested litigation, the District Attorney dismissed charges against Wyatt's client for possession of child porn and for using an employer's computer to access child pornography. Client pled no contest to a reduced charge for a violation of the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act.  No jail time ordered.* 

Internet Child Solicitation & Traveling for Sex -- Not Guilty Verdict. June 2003, the Wyatt Law Office tried an Innocent Images case to a federal jury in Oklahoma City winning a "not guilty" verdict on both counts of using the Internet to entice a minor for sex and for traveling across state lines to engage in sex with a minor.* 

 *Note: Results may vary because each case must be decided
 on its own unique facts and the law applicable to that given case.
You should not infer the likelihood of success on a given case
 based on past cases handled by this firm.
 

See the DOJ cyber crime.gov page and the FBI cyber crime page.

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